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.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) red (c) leg
- 2.Change the “j” in “jig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) pig (c) wig
- 3.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) sun (c) six
- 4.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 5.Which word is “lip”? (a) cap (b) cup (c) lip
- 6.💎 Which word is this? (a) red (b) gem (c) pen
- 7.Change the “g” in “fig” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fig (c) fit
- 8.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 9.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) peg (c) pen
- 10.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) j (c) w
- 11.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) r
- 12.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) l
- 13.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) gem
- 14.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pen
- 15.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) six (c) pig
- 16.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) tin (c) tip
- 17.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 18.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) cat (c) bed
- 19.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) pen (c) bat
- 20.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 21.Change the “l” in “let” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) pet (c) jet
- 22.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) wet (c) jet
- 23.Change the “d” in “led” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) pet (c) let
- 24.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 25.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) web (c) red
- 26.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) jet (c) let
- 27.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 28.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 29.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 30.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) den (c) men
- 31.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pen (c) win
- 32.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) ten
- 33.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) lip
- 34.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) sit (c) six
- 35.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) n
- 36.Which word is “net”? (a) bed (b) cat (c) net
- 37.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 38.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 39.Change the “n” in “net” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) vet (c) wet
- 40.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) six (c) mix
Answer key
- red
- wig
- six
- e
- lip
- gem
- fix
- i
- pen
- w
- p
- r
- gem
- pin
- six
- tip
- e
- net
- bed
- ten
- pet
- let
- let
- ten
- red
- wet
- e
- e
- i
- men
- pin
- ten
- zip
- six
- n
- net
- e
- i
- wet
- mix
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