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.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 2.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) d
- 3.Change the “b” in “big” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) jug (c) big
- 4.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) ten (c) web
- 5.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 6.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) w
- 7.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 8.Which word is “leg”? (a) bug (b) lip (c) leg
- 9.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) ten (c) hen
- 10.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 11.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
- 12.Change the “g” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) rip (c) dip
- 13.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) n
- 14.Which word is “gem”? (a) bed (b) gem (c) pen
- 15.Change the “x” in “fix” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fin (c) win
- 16.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) hen
- 17.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) j
- 18.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bag (c) gem
- 19.Change the “t” in “lit” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) led (c) lit
- 20.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 21.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 22.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) set (c) net
- 23.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 24.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) pig (c) fig
- 25.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 26.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) six (c) pin
- 27.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) box
- 28.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) w (c) z
- 29.🐷 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) pig (c) hug
- 30.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) j (c) g
- 31.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 32.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) cap
- 33.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) can (c) hen
- 34.Change the “s” in “sit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) bit (c) sit
- 35.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) red (c) hen
- 36.Change the “p” in “pit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) pit (c) sit
- 37.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) n
- 38.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 39.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 40.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) bed (c) bag
Answer key
- e
- b
- jig
- red
- i
- p
- ten
- leg
- hen
- e
- pin
- dip
- b
- gem
- fin
- pen
- l
- leg
- lid
- e
- e
- set
- hen
- pig
- i
- zip
- six
- l
- pig
- g
- i
- zip
- bin
- bit
- red
- sit
- s
- i
- i
- bed
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