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.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 2.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) ten
- 3.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) h
- 4.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pig (c) box
- 5.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hum (c) hem
- 6.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 7.Change the “b” in “beg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) beg (c) peg
- 8.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) pig (c) zip
- 9.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) pen (c) leg
- 10.Which word is “six”? (a) pig (b) six (c) sun
- 11.🥅 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) net (c) red
- 12.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) beg (c) big
- 13.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) s (c) w
- 14.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) bed (c) web
- 15.🐷 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) bin (c) pig
- 16.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) w
- 17.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 18.Change the “g” in “fig” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fit (c) sit
- 19.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) l (c) p
- 20.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 21.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) lip (c) tip
- 22.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) p (c) f
- 23.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 24.Which word is “pig”? (a) hug (b) pig (c) log
- 25.Which word is “bin”? (a) hen (b) zip (c) bin
- 26.👄 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) six (c) lip
- 27.Change the “s” in “set” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) set (c) vet
- 28.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 29.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 30.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hem (c) gem
- 31.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) bin (c) tip
- 32.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) hat (c) red
- 33.Change the “l” in “leg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pen (c) leg
- 34.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) set (c) vet
- 35.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) wet (c) web
- 36.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bed (c) leg
- 37.Change the “l” in “led” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) fed (c) wed
- 38.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) pin
- 39.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 40.Change the “s” in “six” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) fig (c) fix
Answer key
- i
- pen
- r
- bin
- hem
- ten
- peg
- zip
- red
- six
- net
- big
- w
- web
- pig
- h
- i
- fit
- l
- pen
- lip
- p
- pen
- pig
- bin
- lip
- vet
- e
- e
- gem
- tin
- net
- peg
- set
- wet
- bed
- fed
- pin
- hen
- fix
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