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.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 2.Which word is “net”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) net
- 3.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 4.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) hen
- 5.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) tap (c) pin
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) tip (c) rip
- 7.Which word is “pig”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) bug
- 8.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) man (c) pen
- 9.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) wed (c) led
- 10.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) bin
- 11.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) web (c) red
- 12.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 13.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) d
- 14.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) fit (c) fig
- 15.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 16.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) men (c) hen
- 17.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) g
- 18.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 19.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 20.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) tin (c) tip
- 21.🥅 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) hat (c) net
- 22.Change the “b” in “bit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pit (c) bit
- 23.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) v
- 24.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hum (c) gem
- 25.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) n (c) b
- 26.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) sit (c) hit
- 27.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 28.💎 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) gem (c) ten
- 29.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) red (c) gem
- 30.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) d (c) l
- 31.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) wet (c) web
- 32.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 33.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) z
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) kid (c) led
- 35.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bug (c) red
- 36.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 37.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) map (c) lip
- 38.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pig
- 39.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hem (c) gem
- 40.Change the “n” in “fin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) fig (c) fin
Answer key
- e
- net
- i
- pen
- lip
- rip
- pig
- men
- wed
- pin
- red
- ten
- n
- fit
- e
- hen
- g
- e
- e
- tip
- net
- pit
- b
- hem
- w
- sit
- hen
- gem
- gem
- z
- web
- e
- b
- lid
- leg
- e
- zip
- pin
- gem
- fig
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