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.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) men (c) hem
- 3.Which word is “leg”? (a) bed (b) ten (c) leg
- 4.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) pin
- 5.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 6.Which word is “pig”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) pin
- 7.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) z
- 8.Change the “k” in “kit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) pit (c) kit
- 9.🦵 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) leg (c) hen
- 10.Change the “b” in “bit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) sit (c) kit
- 11.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) six (c) lip
- 12.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) gem (c) hem
- 13.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) rip (c) zip
- 14.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bin (c) zip
- 15.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) c
- 16.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 17.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) r
- 18.Which word is “lip”? (a) cup (b) bin (c) lip
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) zip (c) hip
- 20.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 21.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 22.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 23.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pan
- 24.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) net (c) vet
- 25.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) bed (c) leg
- 26.Change the “r” in “rip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) rip (c) zip
- 27.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) red (c) gem
- 28.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) l (c) f
- 29.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) gem (c) bed
- 30.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 31.Which word is “net”? (a) hen (b) net (c) bed
- 32.Change the “r” in “rid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) kit (c) kid
- 33.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) jig (c) jug
- 34.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lid (c) kit
- 35.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) n
- 36.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 37.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) rat (c) red
- 38.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) fix (c) fox
- 39.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 40.👄 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) lip (c) zip
Answer key
- e
- hen
- leg
- pin
- ten
- pig
- p
- pit
- leg
- kit
- six
- hem
- zip
- pig
- p
- hen
- r
- lip
- rip
- e
- e
- i
- pen
- let
- gem
- lip
- red
- l
- gem
- ten
- net
- kid
- jig
- kid
- n
- e
- red
- fix
- e
- lip
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