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.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hem (c) gem
- 2.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) tip (c) lip
- 3.👄 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) lip (c) cap
- 4.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pin (c) bin
- 5.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) nut (c) cat
- 6.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) cup (c) tap
- 7.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) m
- 8.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) leg (c) pig
- 9.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) bed (c) gem
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fin (c) lit
- 11.🥅 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) net (c) cat
- 12.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 13.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 14.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 15.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 16.🦵 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) leg (c) lip
- 17.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) hen (c) pen
- 18.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) pin (c) six
- 19.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) r
- 20.Change the “b” in “big” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) big (c) dig
- 21.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) h
- 22.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) h (c) t
- 23.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) hem (c) led
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) hip (c) rip
- 25.Which word is “zip”? (a) pin (b) zip (c) six
- 26.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) got (c) get
- 28.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 29.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) bed (c) leg
- 30.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) hit (c) hip
- 31.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) red (c) bag
- 32.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 33.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) l (c) r
- 34.Change the “t” in “tin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) tin (c) bin
- 35.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bed (c) box
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) big (c) lit
- 37.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pen (c) box
- 38.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) red (c) bed
- 39.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) get (c) net
- 40.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) ten
Answer key
- gem
- zip
- lip
- pin
- net
- lip
- p
- pig
- gem
- fit
- net
- hen
- e
- i
- ten
- leg
- pen
- six
- r
- dig
- b
- p
- yes
- dip
- zip
- i
- get
- i
- red
- hit
- bed
- hen
- l
- bin
- bed
- bit
- bin
- red
- jet
- pen
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