CVC Words Worksheet – Short e and i
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say the word slowly: h – e – n. Short e is the sound in “bed”; short i is the sound in “pig”. Blend the three sounds and check against the picture.
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- 1.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 2.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
- 3.Which word is “lip”? (a) leg (b) pin (c) lip
- 4.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) log (c) beg
- 5.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) h
- 6.🤐 Which word is this? (a) map (b) zip (c) pin
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bit (c) big
- 8.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) rat (c) red
- 9.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) r
- 10.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) n (c) g
- 11.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) lip (c) hip
- 12.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bag (c) leg
- 13.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) w
- 14.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dug (c) wig
- 15.Change the “s” in “sit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) lit (c) sit
- 16.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) w
- 17.💎 Which word is this? (a) red (b) gem (c) net
- 18.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) let (c) set
- 19.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) vet (c) pet
- 20.Which word is “red”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) red
- 21.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) c
- 22.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) c
- 23.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pit (c) pin
- 24.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) hen (c) den
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pot (c) peg
- 26.Change the “k” in “kid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) kid (c) lit
- 27.Change the “t” in “lit” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) kid (c) lit
- 28.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) den (c) pen
- 29.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) men (c) pen
- 30.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) v
- 31.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 32.Change the “t” in “ten” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 33.🐷 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) pig (c) pan
- 34.Change the “t” in “tin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) fix (c) fin
- 35.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 36.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) red (c) bug
- 37.Change the “v” in “vet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) pet (c) vet
- 38.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wag (b) pig (c) wig
- 39.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 40.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
Answer key
- i
- pen
- lip
- leg
- s
- zip
- big
- net
- z
- g
- lip
- leg
- w
- dig
- lit
- n
- gem
- get
- jet
- red
- t
- p
- pin
- hen
- pet
- lid
- lid
- den
- pen
- b
- e
- pen
- pig
- fin
- ten
- leg
- let
- wig
- e
- e
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