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