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) r (b) t (c) p
- 2.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 3.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) c
- 4.Change the “t” in “fit” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) fin (c) fix
- 5.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) j (c) w
- 6.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) six (c) sit
- 7.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) d
- 8.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) hen (c) ten
- 9.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) z (c) t
- 10.Change the “j” in “jig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) pig (c) fig
- 11.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 12.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) wet (c) pet
- 13.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) den (c) hen
- 14.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) g (c) h
- 15.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) pen (c) ten
- 16.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) m
- 17.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) f (c) r
- 18.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 19.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bin (c) can
- 20.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) dog (c) dig
- 21.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 22.Which word is “six”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) six
- 23.Change the “r” in “red” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) wed (c) red
- 24.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) kit (c) hit
- 25.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) zip (c) pig
- 26.Change the “g” in “pig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) pit (c) pin
- 27.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 28.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) gem (c) pen
- 29.Which word is “bed”? (a) net (b) bag (c) bed
- 30.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) jet (c) pen
- 31.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) p
- 32.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) fed (c) bed
- 33.🥅 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) net (c) dot
- 34.Which word is “pig”? (a) hug (b) bug (c) pig
- 35.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) zip (c) six
- 36.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) red (c) pen
- 37.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) j
- 38.🐷 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) lip (c) pig
- 39.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 40.Change the “t” in “lit” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lit (c) lid
Answer key
- p
- hen
- p
- fin
- w
- sit
- l
- hen
- t
- pig
- e
- wet
- den
- g
- ten
- s
- z
- e
- bin
- dig
- i
- six
- wed
- kit
- lip
- pin
- ten
- gem
- bed
- pet
- p
- bed
- net
- pig
- zip
- red
- l
- pig
- e
- lid
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