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) bag (b) bed (c) gem
- 2.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 3.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) pen (c) pan
- 4.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pen
- 5.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) p
- 6.Which word is “six”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) six
- 7.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) hit (c) sit
- 8.Change the “t” in “let” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) led (c) bed
- 9.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) set (c) pet
- 10.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 11.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) men (c) ten
- 12.Change the “n” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) bit (c) bin
- 13.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 14.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pin (c) pen
- 15.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) pin
- 16.Change the “p” in “pig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) wig (c) pig
- 17.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 18.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) g (c) z
- 19.Which word is “net”? (a) cat (b) net (c) hen
- 20.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 21.Change the “p” in “pig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) pig (c) jig
- 22.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
- 23.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 24.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 25.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) lid (c) rid
- 26.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) h
- 27.Change the “g” in “get” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) pet (c) get
- 28.Which word is “zip”? (a) lip (b) tap (c) zip
- 29.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) lip (c) hip
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rid (c) red
- 31.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 32.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 33.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) get (c) gem
- 34.Change the “d” in “dip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) hip (c) zip
- 35.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) n
- 36.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 37.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) van (c) run
- 38.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) wed
- 39.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) s
- 40.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
Answer key
- bed
- e
- pen
- pig
- p
- six
- fit
- led
- set
- i
- ten
- bit
- e
- pin
- six
- dig
- i
- z
- net
- pen
- wig
- pen
- hen
- ten
- kid
- h
- pet
- zip
- hip
- rid
- i
- i
- get
- zip
- b
- e
- bin
- red
- s
- hen
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