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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 2.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) hit (c) kit
- 3.Change the “f” in “fin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) pin (c) win
- 4.Change the “d” in “den” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) den (c) men
- 5.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) s (c) n
- 6.Change the “t” in “pit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) pit (c) pig
- 7.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) n
- 8.Change the “l” in “lit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) bit (c) lit
- 9.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) t (c) f
- 10.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 11.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) pin
- 12.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) f
- 13.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) w (c) z
- 14.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 15.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jug (c) dig
- 16.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 17.🥅 Which word is this? (a) web (b) net (c) hat
- 18.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) bed (c) bin
- 19.Change the “p” in “pit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) kit (c) hit
- 20.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 21.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pin (c) map
- 22.Which word is “net”? (a) bed (b) leg (c) net
- 23.Change the “n” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hen (c) hem
- 24.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) van (c) ten
- 25.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 26.Change the “f” in “fin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) pin (c) fin
- 27.Which word is “gem”? (a) red (b) web (c) gem
- 28.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) red (c) web
- 29.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) s
- 30.Change the “v” in “vet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) jet (c) net
- 31.🐷 Which word is this? (a) log (b) six (c) pig
- 32.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) top (c) tap
- 33.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bin
- 34.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) den
- 35.🦵 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) leg (c) gem
- 36.👄 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) six (c) lip
- 37.Which word is “pig”? (a) leg (b) lip (c) pig
- 38.Change the “f” in “fig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) pig (c) big
- 39.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) gem (c) hem
- 40.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
Answer key
- e
- kit
- pin
- men
- s
- pig
- n
- bit
- p
- ten
- pin
- t
- z
- e
- jig
- i
- net
- bed
- kit
- e
- zip
- net
- hem
- bin
- hen
- tin
- gem
- web
- b
- jet
- pig
- tip
- bin
- den
- leg
- lip
- pig
- big
- gem
- hen
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