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.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) v
- 2.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) bin (c) pin
- 3.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) bed (c) red
- 4.🦵 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) leg (c) log
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) pit (c) pet
- 6.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) leg (c) tub
- 7.Change the “j” in “jig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) jig (c) big
- 8.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) t
- 9.Which word is “web”? (a) bed (b) net (c) web
- 10.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) v
- 11.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) hen (c) bus
- 12.Which word is “leg”? (a) red (b) pen (c) leg
- 13.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 14.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) map (c) bin
- 15.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) s
- 16.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bed (c) leg
- 17.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 18.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) map
- 19.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pin (c) pen
- 20.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 21.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 22.Change the “t” in “tin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) wig (c) tin
- 23.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) bit (c) pot
- 24.Change the “s” in “sit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) hat (c) hit
- 25.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 26.Change the “l” in “lit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) bit (c) bin
- 27.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 28.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) bed (c) fed
- 29.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 30.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) let (c) leg
- 31.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) f
- 32.🔴 Which word is this? (a) web (b) leg (c) red
- 33.Change the “t” in “get” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) gem (c) get
- 34.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 35.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 36.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) lit (c) hit
- 37.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) pin
- 38.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) six (c) fix
- 39.Change the “l” in “lid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lid (c) rod
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) hum (c) hem
Answer key
- t
- win
- gem
- leg
- pet
- web
- fig
- b
- web
- s
- bin
- leg
- e
- lip
- r
- bed
- e
- zip
- pen
- e
- i
- win
- pit
- hit
- i
- bit
- e
- bed
- i
- leg
- w
- red
- gem
- e
- pin
- lit
- pin
- mix
- rid
- hem
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