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 “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 2.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) h (c) d
- 3.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) z (c) p
- 4.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) web (c) hen
- 5.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) m
- 6.Change the “f” in “fin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) bin (c) win
- 7.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 8.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) bat (c) ten
- 9.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) l (c) r
- 10.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 11.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) cap (c) lip
- 12.Which word is “leg”? (a) bed (b) hug (c) leg
- 13.👄 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) lip (c) pig
- 14.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) bit (c) pat
- 15.Change the “w” in “wig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) wig (c) big
- 16.Change the “r” in “rip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) hip (c) zip
- 17.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pig (c) pin
- 18.Which word is “zip”? (a) cup (b) zip (c) pig
- 19.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 20.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) ten (c) tan
- 21.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) w
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) pin (c) wig
- 23.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) men (c) den
- 24.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) r
- 25.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 26.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 27.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 28.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) gem (c) net
- 29.Which word is “web”? (a) tub (b) hen (c) web
- 30.Change the “n” in “bin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bin (c) beg
- 31.Which word is “red”? (a) leg (b) ten (c) red
- 32.🦵 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) leg (c) bed
- 33.🤐 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) map (c) zip
- 34.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) bag (c) bed
- 35.Which word is “gem”? (a) bed (b) gem (c) red
- 36.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bag (c) lip
- 37.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) n
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) peg (c) pen
- 39.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 40.Change the “t” in “tip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) tip (c) zip
Answer key
- ten
- h
- p
- web
- t
- win
- i
- net
- z
- i
- lip
- leg
- lip
- pit
- jig
- zip
- pin
- zip
- e
- ten
- w
- pig
- den
- r
- e
- i
- e
- get
- web
- big
- red
- leg
- zip
- bed
- gem
- pig
- l
- pen
- ten
- zip
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