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: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bat (c) bit
- 2.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) run (b) bin (c) pan
- 3.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) d
- 4.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 5.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) h (c) l
- 6.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) gem
- 7.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) let (c) wed
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pet
- 9.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) big (c) pig
- 10.Change the “n” in “net” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) pet (c) vet
- 11.Which word is “net”? (a) bat (b) pen (c) net
- 12.Which word is “zip”? (a) cup (b) zip (c) tap
- 13.Change the “h” in “hen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) ten (c) tin
- 14.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) d
- 15.👄 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) lip (c) map
- 16.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) gem (c) net
- 17.Change the “w” in “wed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) bed (c) wed
- 18.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 19.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) tip (c) lip
- 20.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 21.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) zip
- 22.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) h
- 23.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) ten (c) den
- 24.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 25.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) jog (c) jig
- 26.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 27.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) vet (c) net
- 28.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) bin
- 29.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) w
- 30.Change the “g” in “fig” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fit (c) kit
- 31.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 32.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) net (c) ten
- 33.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) fit (c) fin
- 34.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) z
- 35.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pen
- 36.Which word is “leg”? (a) bag (b) leg (c) web
- 37.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) h
- 38.💎 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bed (c) gem
- 39.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pan
- 40.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) wed (c) bed
Answer key
- bit
- bin
- z
- e
- l
- gem
- led
- pen
- pig
- vet
- net
- zip
- ten
- n
- lip
- get
- bed
- i
- tip
- hen
- bin
- r
- den
- e
- jig
- e
- vet
- lip
- w
- fit
- ten
- bed
- fin
- g
- pin
- leg
- b
- gem
- pen
- wed
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