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.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bag (c) pig
- 2.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) ten (c) pen
- 3.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) den (c) ten
- 4.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 5.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) gum (c) gem
- 6.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) leg (c) bed
- 7.Change the “b” in “bit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) set (c) bit
- 8.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) d
- 9.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 10.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lid (c) kit
- 11.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) pen (c) peg
- 12.Change the “g” in “get” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) set (c) net
- 13.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) hen (c) box
- 14.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) six (c) zip
- 15.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) leg (c) red
- 16.🥅 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) rat (c) net
- 17.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) sun (c) six
- 18.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 19.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) h
- 20.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pen (c) pin
- 21.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) wed (c) red
- 22.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 23.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 24.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) l
- 25.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) w (c) h
- 26.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 28.👄 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) lip (c) pig
- 29.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) gem (c) net
- 30.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 31.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 32.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) beg (c) pen
- 33.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) d (c) p
- 34.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) r
- 35.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 36.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ham (b) gem (c) hem
- 37.Change the “h” in “hit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) fit (c) lit
- 38.Which word is “web”? (a) red (b) tub (c) web
- 39.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bin (c) bun
- 40.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) set (c) let
Answer key
- bin
- pen
- den
- e
- gem
- gem
- sit
- z
- i
- kid
- yes
- net
- bin
- zip
- red
- net
- six
- mix
- b
- pin
- red
- ten
- e
- l
- w
- e
- i
- lip
- gem
- ten
- i
- peg
- p
- r
- e
- hem
- fit
- web
- bin
- set
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