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 “bed”? (a) bus (b) bed (c) red
- 2.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) peg (c) pet
- 3.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) t (c) b
- 4.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bin (c) zip
- 5.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 6.Change the “s” in “set” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) net (c) set
- 7.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 8.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) pin (c) win
- 9.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) ten (c) pen
- 10.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) bed (c) wed
- 11.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) p
- 12.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) pen (c) leg
- 13.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 14.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 15.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 16.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 17.Change the “d” in “lid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) hip (c) lid
- 18.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) pit (c) pig
- 19.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pig (c) pan
- 20.Change the “r” in “red” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) fed (c) red
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) bed (c) fed
- 22.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 23.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) map
- 24.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) hen (c) bed
- 25.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) wig (c) dug
- 26.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) fin (c) fig
- 27.🥅 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) net (c) pen
- 28.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) w
- 29.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 30.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 31.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 32.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) bin (c) six
- 33.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
- 34.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) bag
- 35.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) den (c) pan
- 36.Change the “k” in “kit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) sit (c) kit
- 37.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 38.Change the “k” in “kit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) kit (c) pit
- 39.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) cap (c) pin
- 40.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) n
Answer key
- bed
- pet
- b
- bin
- ten
- wet
- ten
- win
- red
- wed
- p
- web
- e
- hen
- pen
- e
- lip
- pit
- pig
- fed
- bed
- e
- zip
- bed
- dig
- fin
- net
- w
- i
- i
- i
- zip
- pen
- pig
- pen
- sit
- e
- pit
- lip
- z
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