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.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 2.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 3.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) h
- 4.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) hen (c) men
- 6.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 7.🔴 Which word is this? (a) net (b) red (c) run
- 8.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) men
- 9.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) g (c) w
- 10.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) z
- 11.Which word is “bed”? (a) bug (b) pen (c) bed
- 12.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) z
- 13.Which word is “six”? (a) pig (b) six (c) fox
- 14.Which word is “net”? (a) web (b) net (c) bed
- 15.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 16.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) den (c) man
- 17.Change the “l” in “lit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) sit (c) hit
- 18.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 19.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) c
- 20.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) web (c) leg
- 21.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pin (c) bin
- 22.Change the “f” in “fit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) lit (c) fit
- 23.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) fig (c) big
- 24.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 25.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) sit (c) hit
- 26.Change the “p” in “peg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) let (c) peg
- 27.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) dot (c) bed
- 28.Change the “s” in “set” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) jet (c) get
- 29.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) lip (c) dip
- 30.👄 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) map (c) lip
- 31.🐷 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) pig (c) zip
- 32.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) lit (c) lip
- 33.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) red (c) rat
- 34.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) p (c) d
- 35.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) leg (c) let
- 36.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) j
- 37.Change the “t” in “fit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) fig (c) fit
- 38.Which word is “pig”? (a) pin (b) hug (c) pig
- 39.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pen (c) hen
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) hen (c) ten
Answer key
- i
- e
- r
- e
- pen
- i
- red
- pen
- p
- z
- bed
- b
- six
- net
- e
- men
- hit
- hen
- s
- web
- pin
- lit
- pig
- e
- hit
- leg
- net
- jet
- dip
- lip
- pig
- lid
- red
- p
- leg
- p
- fig
- pig
- pen
- hen
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