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) p (b) w (c) g
- 2.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 3.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) fin (c) pin
- 4.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) bin (c) pin
- 5.🦵 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) leg (c) net
- 6.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) red (c) leg
- 7.Which word is “net”? (a) nut (b) net (c) hen
- 8.Change the “f” in “fix” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 9.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 10.Which word is “lip”? (a) leg (b) cap (c) lip
- 11.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) bin (c) lip
- 12.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) big (c) hit
- 13.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rid (c) rip
- 14.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) s
- 15.Which word is “bin”? (a) bat (b) pan (c) bin
- 16.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) pig (c) zip
- 17.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 18.Which word is “six”? (a) box (b) zip (c) six
- 19.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 20.Which word is “red”? (a) net (b) red (c) rat
- 21.Change the “h” in “hip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rid (c) rip
- 22.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) j (c) h
- 23.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 24.Change the “n” in “fin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) dig (c) fig
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) led (c) beg
- 26.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 27.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 28.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) s (c) d
- 29.Change the “n” in “net” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) get (c) jet
- 30.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) h
- 31.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 32.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 33.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pig
- 34.💎 Which word is this? (a) net (b) hen (c) gem
- 35.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) jig (c) dig
- 36.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) men (c) den
- 37.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) j
- 38.Change the “b” in “bin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) pin (c) bin
- 39.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) leg (c) beg
- 40.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
Answer key
- p
- pen
- fin
- pin
- leg
- red
- net
- mix
- ten
- lip
- zip
- bit
- rip
- l
- bin
- zip
- i
- six
- i
- red
- rip
- h
- i
- fig
- bed
- e
- hen
- r
- jet
- b
- e
- e
- pin
- gem
- dig
- men
- t
- pin
- leg
- e
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