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 “l” in “led” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) led
- 2.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 3.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) get (c) hem
- 4.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) ten (c) bag
- 5.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pin (c) lip
- 6.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 7.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) p (c) h
- 8.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) m
- 9.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) jig (c) dig
- 10.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) jet (c) wet
- 11.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) box (c) six
- 12.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) men (c) den
- 13.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 14.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) r
- 15.Which word is “six”? (a) zip (b) pin (c) six
- 16.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) rat (c) red
- 17.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) ten (c) nut
- 18.Change the “b” in “big” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) big (c) fig
- 19.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) s (c) g
- 20.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 21.Change the “p” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 22.Which word is “net”? (a) dot (b) pen (c) net
- 23.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 24.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) gem (c) hen
- 25.Change the “t” in “lit” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) lit (c) rid
- 26.Change the “z” in “zip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) dip
- 27.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 28.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 29.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) z
- 30.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) set (b) let (c) yes
- 31.Which word is “leg”? (a) log (b) leg (c) pig
- 32.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) six (c) lip
- 33.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) rod (c) red
- 34.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) z
- 35.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) w (c) v
- 36.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 37.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) jig (c) fig
- 38.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) leg (c) red
- 39.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 40.Change the “k” in “kid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) kid (c) lid
Answer key
- fed
- i
- gem
- leg
- zip
- e
- h
- t
- jig
- wet
- six
- ten
- hen
- n
- six
- red
- net
- jig
- g
- ten
- ten
- net
- e
- gem
- lid
- dip
- e
- e
- z
- yes
- leg
- lip
- red
- p
- w
- i
- fig
- gem
- e
- lid
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