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.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) hem (c) ten
- 2.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pin
- 3.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) get (c) gem
- 4.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pin (c) six
- 5.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 6.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) w (c) z
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) big (b) pit (c) bit
- 8.👄 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) lip (c) cap
- 9.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 10.Which word is “six”? (a) sun (b) pig (c) six
- 11.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) web (c) nut
- 12.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) dig (c) lip
- 13.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 14.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 15.Which word is “web”? (a) gem (b) web (c) tub
- 16.Change the “r” in “rip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) rip (c) tap
- 17.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) run (c) zip
- 18.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 19.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 20.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) wed (c) led
- 21.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) m (c) p
- 22.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 23.Change the “m” in “mix” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) fix (c) mix
- 24.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 25.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) men
- 26.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) b
- 27.Change the “w” in “win” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) win (c) pin
- 28.Change the “p” in “peg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) peg (c) log
- 29.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) m (c) s
- 30.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) f
- 31.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) v
- 32.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 33.Which word is “pig”? (a) bug (b) dog (c) pig
- 34.🥅 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) net (c) ten
- 35.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) pig (c) bin
- 36.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) lit (c) lid
- 37.Change the “t” in “lit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) zip (c) lit
- 38.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) rid (c) rip
- 39.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 40.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) b
Answer key
- hen
- pen
- get
- zip
- e
- r
- bit
- lip
- i
- six
- net
- dip
- i
- i
- web
- tip
- bin
- i
- e
- led
- p
- ten
- fix
- hen
- den
- b
- tin
- leg
- s
- b
- h
- hen
- pig
- net
- lip
- lid
- lip
- rid
- i
- l
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