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.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) bed (c) pen
- 2.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 3.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 4.Which word is “bin”? (a) bed (b) pig (c) bin
- 5.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) pen (c) red
- 6.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 7.Which word is “zip”? (a) tap (b) six (c) zip
- 8.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 9.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 10.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) h
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) let (c) led
- 12.Change the “b” in “bit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) sit (c) fit
- 13.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) red (c) wet
- 14.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) wet (c) set
- 15.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 16.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 17.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) web (c) wet
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) bad
- 19.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 20.🥅 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) net (c) nut
- 21.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) man (c) den
- 22.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) m
- 23.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) dip (c) dig
- 25.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) m
- 26.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pig
- 27.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) w
- 28.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 29.Which word is “bed”? (a) red (b) bed (c) bat
- 30.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) get (c) gem
- 31.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) red
- 32.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) zip (c) pin
- 33.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) gem (c) red
- 34.Change the “p” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) tan (c) ten
- 35.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) jug (c) jig
- 36.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) hip (c) tip
- 37.Which word is “leg”? (a) bag (b) leg (c) log
- 38.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 39.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) zip (c) pig
- 40.Change the “t” in “bit” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bun (c) bit
Answer key
- bed
- e
- i
- bin
- web
- ten
- zip
- pen
- e
- b
- led
- fit
- wed
- set
- e
- e
- wet
- bed
- e
- net
- men
- n
- pen
- dip
- g
- pin
- w
- ten
- bed
- get
- gem
- zip
- gem
- ten
- jig
- hip
- leg
- hen
- pig
- bin
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