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.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 2.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 3.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) pin
- 4.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 5.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) r (c) g
- 6.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) den (c) pen
- 7.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 8.Which word is “zip”? (a) pin (b) zip (c) bin
- 9.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) run
- 10.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) men (c) pen
- 11.Change the “p” in “pit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) pit (c) hit
- 12.Change the “f” in “fed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) wet (c) wed
- 13.Which word is “web”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) web
- 14.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) g (c) r
- 15.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bat (c) leg
- 16.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) d
- 17.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pan
- 18.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 19.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 20.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) m (c) b
- 21.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 22.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 23.Change the “p” in “pet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) set (c) pet
- 24.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) m
- 25.Which word is “pig”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) lip
- 26.Change the “k” in “kit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) kit (c) pit
- 27.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 28.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) t
- 29.Which word is “leg”? (a) pen (b) bed (c) leg
- 30.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 31.Change the “w” in “wed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bad (c) wed
- 32.Change the “p” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) pet (c) set
- 33.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) web (c) red
- 34.Which word is “red”? (a) net (b) red (c) hen
- 35.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 36.Change the “b” in “bit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) fit (c) sit
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hem (c) hen
- 38.🥅 Which word is this? (a) web (b) net (c) ten
- 39.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) zip (c) rip
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) fin (c) fig
Answer key
- i
- i
- pen
- hen
- r
- hen
- e
- zip
- bin
- pen
- hit
- wed
- web
- s
- bed
- p
- pin
- i
- e
- h
- e
- ten
- jet
- t
- pig
- pit
- ten
- p
- leg
- hen
- bed
- net
- web
- red
- e
- sit
- hem
- net
- zip
- fin
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