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 “lip”? (a) map (b) lip (c) cup
- 2.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pan (c) log
- 3.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 4.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 5.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) s
- 6.Which word is “web”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) web
- 7.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) r (c) g
- 8.Change the “b” in “bed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) bed (c) wet
- 9.Which word is “pig”? (a) leg (b) pig (c) bin
- 10.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 11.👄 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) lip (c) pin
- 12.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) pen (c) ten
- 13.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 14.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pen
- 15.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) tan (c) ten
- 16.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) pig (c) zip
- 17.💎 Which word is this? (a) red (b) bed (c) gem
- 18.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pig (c) pin
- 19.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) l (c) m
- 20.Change the “b” in “bit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) pat (c) pit
- 21.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 22.Which word is “red”? (a) pen (b) run (c) red
- 23.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 24.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) pen (c) net
- 25.Which word is “leg”? (a) ten (b) leg (c) net
- 26.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) r
- 27.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) six (c) bus
- 28.Change the “j” in “jet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) set (c) pet
- 29.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) h
- 30.Change the “b” in “bin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) win (c) bin
- 31.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) wig (c) big
- 32.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) pet (c) pen
- 33.Change the “n” in “win” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) win (c) wig
- 34.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 35.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 36.Which word is “bin”? (a) pan (b) bin (c) lip
- 37.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 38.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 39.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) m
- 40.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) n (c) m
Answer key
- lip
- pig
- e
- ten
- b
- web
- r
- wed
- pig
- ten
- lip
- gem
- i
- pen
- ten
- six
- gem
- pin
- t
- pit
- hen
- red
- e
- red
- leg
- n
- bin
- pet
- h
- fin
- pig
- pet
- wig
- e
- e
- bin
- e
- hen
- p
- w
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