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 “gem”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) bed
- 2.Change the “z” in “zip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) rid
- 3.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pen
- 4.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) g (c) z
- 5.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 6.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) r (c) p
- 7.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) b
- 8.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) w
- 9.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) box (c) bed
- 10.🥅 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) net (c) cat
- 11.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 12.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) hen (c) pen
- 13.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rid (c) lid
- 14.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) map
- 15.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) t
- 16.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 17.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) tub (c) web
- 18.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) l
- 19.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) v (c) b
- 20.Which word is “pig”? (a) bug (b) pig (c) log
- 21.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) leg (c) pet
- 23.Change the “d” in “lid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) lit (c) lid
- 24.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) red (c) fed
- 25.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 26.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) hen (c) net
- 27.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) f
- 28.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
- 29.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) lap (c) rip
- 30.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) web (c) wet
- 31.Change the “b” in “big” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) big (c) jig
- 32.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) dog
- 33.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) red (c) net
- 34.🤐 Which word is this? (a) map (b) cap (c) zip
- 35.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) n (c) b
- 36.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) m (c) s
- 37.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) can
- 38.Change the “k” in “kid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) lid (c) kid
- 39.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 40.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
Answer key
- gem
- rip
- pen
- z
- t
- r
- h
- w
- bed
- net
- e
- den
- lid
- lip
- n
- i
- web
- l
- b
- pig
- ten
- peg
- lit
- fed
- i
- red
- p
- pen
- lip
- wet
- jig
- leg
- red
- zip
- b
- s
- bin
- lid
- hen
- e
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