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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- 1.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 2.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 3.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 4.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) hen
- 5.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hen (c) hem
- 6.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) n (c) c
- 7.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) zip (c) fox
- 8.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pan
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) hut (c) hit
- 10.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
- 11.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 12.Change the “n” in “net” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) pet (c) vet
- 13.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) pen (c) web
- 14.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) s
- 15.🦵 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) leg (c) pen
- 16.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) rid (c) lid
- 17.🔴 Which word is this? (a) web (b) red (c) run
- 18.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) l
- 19.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 20.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 21.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) ten (c) pen
- 22.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 23.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) z
- 24.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pin (c) six
- 25.Change the “l” in “led” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) wed (c) wet
- 26.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) gem
- 27.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) fin (c) tin
- 28.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) d
- 29.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pig (c) bag
- 30.Which word is “zip”? (a) six (b) map (c) zip
- 31.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 32.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 33.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 34.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 35.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 36.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 37.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 38.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 39.Change the “f” in “fig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) pig (c) jig
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) beg (c) bug
Answer key
- i
- hen
- ten
- men
- hem
- n
- six
- pin
- hit
- pen
- ten
- pet
- web
- l
- leg
- lid
- red
- l
- pen
- i
- gem
- e
- z
- six
- wed
- bed
- tin
- s
- pig
- zip
- e
- e
- e
- i
- e
- i
- hen
- i
- pig
- beg
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