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 “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 2.🐷 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) pig (c) pan
- 3.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pig
- 4.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) bed (c) nut
- 5.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) v (c) h
- 6.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) n
- 7.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) leg (c) gem
- 8.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) sun (c) pig
- 9.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) kid (c) rid
- 10.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) w
- 11.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 12.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bin (c) pen
- 13.🦵 Which word is this? (a) net (b) pen (c) leg
- 14.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) hit (c) rip
- 15.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 16.Change the “h” in “hen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) tan (c) hen
- 17.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 18.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 19.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pet
- 20.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) box (c) bin
- 21.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) dig (c) dug
- 22.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 23.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 24.Change the “t” in “bit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) big (c) bug
- 25.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) p
- 26.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 27.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pan
- 28.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 29.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) w (c) n
- 30.🔴 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) red (c) gem
- 31.Change the “p” in “peg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) peg (c) leg
- 32.Change the “b” in “bed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) bed (c) fed
- 33.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) bed (c) pen
- 34.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) tap (c) zip
- 35.Change the “f” in “fig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wag (b) wig (c) fig
- 36.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) lip (c) lit
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) pit (c) hut
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) vet (c) pet
- 39.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) leg (c) gem
- 40.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
Answer key
- ten
- pig
- pin
- net
- p
- n
- gem
- six
- kid
- l
- e
- bed
- leg
- hip
- e
- ten
- i
- pen
- pen
- bin
- dig
- e
- hen
- big
- s
- e
- pen
- hen
- w
- red
- leg
- fed
- red
- tip
- wig
- lip
- hit
- pet
- gem
- e
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