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) a (c) o
- 2.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) f
- 3.Which word is “six”? (a) pin (b) six (c) lip
- 4.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 5.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 6.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) v
- 7.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) h
- 8.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 9.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) pin
- 10.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) j (c) p
- 11.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) p (c) b
- 12.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 13.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 14.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) bug
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) sit (c) hat
- 16.Which word is “net”? (a) bat (b) net (c) ten
- 17.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) red (c) bed
- 18.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) ten (c) pen
- 19.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) t
- 20.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 21.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pig
- 22.Change the “b” in “big” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) fig (c) fog
- 23.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 24.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) box (c) bed
- 25.Change the “b” in “bin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) pan (c) pin
- 26.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) w (c) b
- 27.🐷 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) pig (c) bin
- 28.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) m
- 29.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) tin (c) tip
- 30.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) dig (c) zip
- 31.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 32.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) f (c) p
- 33.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 34.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) six (c) fix
- 35.Which word is “bed”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) bug
- 36.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 37.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) bug (c) gem
- 38.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 39.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) dip (c) hip
- 40.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bud (c) fed
Answer key
- i
- z
- six
- pen
- e
- r
- h
- e
- pin
- p
- b
- hen
- ten
- pig
- hit
- net
- red
- red
- p
- ten
- pin
- fig
- e
- bed
- pin
- w
- pig
- l
- tip
- dip
- hen
- p
- e
- mix
- bed
- e
- leg
- e
- zip
- bed
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