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 “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lip (c) rip
- 2.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 3.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) red (c) hen
- 4.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pin
- 5.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) hen (c) pen
- 6.Which word is “net”? (a) nut (b) gem (c) net
- 7.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) l
- 8.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bed (c) net
- 9.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) h (c) s
- 10.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pen (c) hen
- 11.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pan
- 12.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 13.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) lip (c) zip
- 14.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 15.Change the “j” in “jet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) nut (c) jet
- 16.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 17.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) c (c) m
- 18.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) peg (c) pet
- 19.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) web (c) pen
- 20.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) gem
- 21.Change the “b” in “bit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) bit (c) fit
- 22.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) m
- 23.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 24.Change the “w” in “win” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) win (c) bin
- 25.Which word is “pig”? (a) pan (b) pig (c) lip
- 26.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 27.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 28.Change the “h” in “hip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) tip (c) dip
- 29.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 30.👄 Which word is this? (a) six (b) log (c) lip
- 31.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) r (c) s
- 32.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 33.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hug (c) dog
- 34.Which word is “bed”? (a) red (b) box (c) bed
- 35.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 36.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) pig (c) fox
- 37.Change the “l” in “led” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) led (c) red
- 38.Change the “t” in “tip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) tip (c) hip
- 39.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 40.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) bin (c) bag
Answer key
- rip
- e
- red
- pen
- pen
- net
- p
- leg
- s
- bin
- pen
- hen
- zip
- e
- net
- i
- t
- peg
- net
- gem
- fit
- h
- e
- bin
- pig
- i
- e
- tip
- i
- lip
- r
- i
- leg
- bed
- hen
- six
- red
- hip
- i
- bin
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