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.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) b
- 2.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) l (c) h
- 3.💎 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) gem (c) red
- 4.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) h
- 5.📌 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pan
- 6.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) web (c) wet
- 7.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 8.Change the “v” in “vet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) vet (c) pet
- 9.👄 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) leg (c) lip
- 10.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 11.Change the “d” in “dip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) dip (c) tip
- 12.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) f
- 13.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 14.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lid (c) kid
- 15.Which word is “pig”? (a) pen (b) log (c) pig
- 16.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) n
- 17.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 18.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) zip (c) dig
- 19.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 20.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) den
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pig
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) fig (c) wig
- 23.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) s
- 24.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 25.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 26.Change the “j” in “jet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) jet (c) pet
- 27.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) bus (c) bed
- 28.Which word is “zip”? (a) pin (b) zip (c) bin
- 29.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) f
- 30.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) vet (c) get
- 31.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 32.🦵 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) leg (c) red
- 33.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 34.Change the “z” in “zip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) lip
- 35.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 36.🔴 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) net (c) red
- 37.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) fix (c) mix
- 38.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) lid (c) led
- 39.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) ten (c) pen
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) bad (c) bed
Answer key
- b
- l
- gem
- r
- pin
- web
- e
- pet
- lip
- i
- tip
- p
- hen
- lid
- pig
- t
- ten
- dip
- e
- den
- pin
- fig
- p
- e
- i
- pet
- bed
- zip
- s
- vet
- e
- leg
- e
- rip
- ten
- red
- mix
- led
- pen
- bed
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