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.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) m
- 2.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) men (b) leg (c) yes
- 3.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) t
- 4.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) jig (c) wig
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) pin (c) pig
- 6.Change the “p” in “pit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) kit (c) pit
- 7.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 8.Change the “j” in “jet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) get (c) vet
- 9.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) n (c) d
- 10.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 11.👄 Which word is this? (a) log (b) cup (c) lip
- 12.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) web (c) pig
- 13.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 14.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) kit (c) fin
- 15.Which word is “six”? (a) box (b) lip (c) six
- 16.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) jet (c) get
- 17.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 18.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 19.Change the “t” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) tin (c) pin
- 20.Change the “v” in “vet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) set (c) sat
- 21.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) get (c) jet
- 22.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 23.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) c
- 24.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) cup
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) pin (c) pen
- 26.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) f
- 27.🔴 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) ten (c) red
- 28.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 29.Change the “w” in “win” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) fin (c) fun
- 30.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) box (c) bat
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) net (c) pet
- 32.Which word is “leg”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) red
- 33.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 34.Change the “s” in “set” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) wet (c) set
- 35.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lid (c) led
- 36.Change the “g” in “wig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) win (c) wig
- 37.🤐 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) cap (c) zip
- 38.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) p (c) j
- 39.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 40.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) g
Answer key
- r
- yes
- t
- jig
- pig
- kit
- ten
- vet
- n
- ten
- lip
- leg
- pen
- fit
- six
- get
- pin
- i
- pin
- set
- jet
- e
- l
- zip
- pen
- b
- red
- e
- fin
- bed
- let
- leg
- pen
- wet
- lid
- win
- zip
- p
- i
- g
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