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.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 2.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) run (b) zip (c) bin
- 3.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) kid (c) kit
- 4.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) s
- 5.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) net (c) pet
- 6.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) hen (c) bed
- 7.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) t
- 8.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) get (c) let
- 9.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) z
- 10.🔴 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) red (c) ten
- 11.Change the “g” in “leg” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) led (c) fed
- 12.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) pan
- 13.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
- 14.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) top (c) tin
- 15.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) men (c) tan
- 16.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) v (c) p
- 17.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) n (c) b
- 18.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) ten
- 19.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 20.Change the “f” in “fit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) fit (c) kit
- 21.Change the “f” in “fin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) pin (c) fin
- 22.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) led (b) peg (c) leg
- 23.🥅 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) net
- 24.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) set (c) pet
- 25.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) sit (c) six
- 26.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) big (c) dig
- 27.Change the “n” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) ham (c) hem
- 28.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 29.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 30.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) leg (c) red
- 32.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 33.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 34.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pig (c) peg
- 35.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pin (c) pan
- 36.Change the “h” in “hip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) hip (c) tap
- 37.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pig (c) pet
- 38.Which word is “six”? (a) bin (b) six (c) pin
- 39.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) jig (c) big
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) pig (c) fin
Answer key
- i
- bin
- kit
- z
- net
- leg
- t
- get
- b
- red
- led
- pen
- pen
- tip
- ten
- p
- n
- gem
- e
- kit
- win
- leg
- net
- set
- six
- jig
- hem
- i
- e
- hen
- led
- hen
- e
- pig
- pin
- tip
- peg
- six
- big
- fig
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