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 “gem”? (a) red (b) gem (c) leg
- 2.Change the “t” in “tip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) hip (c) tip
- 3.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) bin (c) pin
- 4.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 5.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 6.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) leg (c) red
- 7.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) bus (c) van
- 8.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) sun (c) six
- 9.🥅 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) dot (c) net
- 10.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) bin
- 11.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pig (c) leg
- 12.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) men (c) ten
- 13.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) pig
- 14.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 15.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) pig (c) fig
- 16.Change the “t” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pet
- 17.Change the “t” in “sit” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) mix (c) sit
- 18.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) f
- 19.Which word is “leg”? (a) red (b) log (c) leg
- 20.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) p
- 21.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pet (c) vet
- 23.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) big (c) pit
- 24.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) l
- 25.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) s
- 26.Which word is “net”? (a) ten (b) red (c) net
- 27.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) ten (c) hen
- 28.Change the “v” in “vet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) vet (c) set
- 29.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
- 30.Change the “s” in “six” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) six (c) fit
- 31.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) log
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) red (c) rip
- 33.Which word is “zip”? (a) cap (b) zip (c) map
- 34.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 35.Change the “l” in “lit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) hat (c) hit
- 36.Change the “t” in “tip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) hit (c) tip
- 37.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 38.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) s
- 39.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) p
- 40.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
Answer key
- gem
- rip
- lip
- e
- e
- red
- bin
- six
- net
- bed
- peg
- hen
- six
- e
- fig
- pen
- six
- g
- leg
- p
- e
- pet
- pig
- l
- b
- net
- bed
- set
- pen
- fix
- pig
- rid
- zip
- i
- hit
- hip
- e
- r
- p
- i
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