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.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 2.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) pin (c) pan
- 3.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) men
- 4.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 5.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pin (c) pan
- 6.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 7.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 8.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) bin (c) pig
- 9.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) n (c) f
- 10.Change the “p” in “peg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) peg (c) led
- 11.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) run
- 12.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 13.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 14.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 15.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) f
- 16.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) b
- 17.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) b
- 18.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) tub (c) web
- 19.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) led (c) wed
- 20.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pig (c) six
- 21.Change the “l” in “lit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bit (c) lit
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) fed (c) red
- 23.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pen (c) pin
- 24.Change the “n” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) tin (c) hip
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pen (c) pet
- 26.Which word is “bed”? (a) hen (b) net (c) bed
- 27.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) dig (c) jug
- 28.Change the “h” in “hit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) hit (c) pit
- 29.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 30.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 31.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) get (c) net
- 32.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) gem
- 33.🥅 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) web (c) net
- 34.Change the “s” in “set” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) let (c) get
- 35.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) gem (c) bed
- 36.Change the “r” in “rip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) tip
- 37.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bat (c) zip
- 38.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 39.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) wig (c) fig
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) beg (c) big
Answer key
- e
- pig
- men
- e
- pin
- t
- e
- six
- w
- leg
- bin
- pen
- e
- e
- p
- b
- b
- web
- wed
- six
- bit
- fed
- pen
- tip
- peg
- bed
- jig
- pit
- i
- i
- net
- gem
- net
- get
- gem
- tip
- bin
- i
- fig
- big
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