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.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) den (c) pen
- 2.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) kid (c) kit
- 3.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hem (c) gum
- 4.Change the “g” in “leg” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) led (c) leg
- 5.Which word is “red”? (a) run (b) red (c) hen
- 6.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) b
- 7.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) b
- 8.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) gem (c) hen
- 10.🤐 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) tap (c) zip
- 11.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) pin
- 12.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rid (c) lid
- 14.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 15.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 16.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) t
- 17.Which word is “pig”? (a) pan (b) pig (c) dog
- 18.Change the “m” in “men” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hen (c) men
- 19.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) box (b) zip (c) six
- 20.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pig (c) log
- 21.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) j
- 22.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) h (c) f
- 23.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) bed (c) hen
- 24.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 25.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) gem
- 26.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) kid (c) rid
- 27.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) can (c) van
- 28.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) hit (c) pit
- 29.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 30.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) c (c) p
- 31.Which word is “web”? (a) tub (b) pen (c) web
- 32.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 33.Change the “n” in “net” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) net (c) get
- 34.💎 Which word is this? (a) web (b) gem (c) leg
- 35.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) den
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) bed (c) red
- 37.Change the “g” in “get” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) net (c) let
- 38.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 39.Change the “w” in “win” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) win (c) pin
- 40.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pig
Answer key
- den
- kid
- gem
- led
- red
- b
- w
- e
- hem
- zip
- pen
- hen
- rid
- e
- ten
- g
- pig
- hen
- six
- pig
- s
- p
- leg
- e
- gem
- kid
- bin
- sit
- e
- p
- web
- i
- get
- gem
- den
- red
- net
- e
- pin
- pin
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