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) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 2.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) hen (c) red
- 3.Which word is “lip”? (a) cup (b) leg (c) lip
- 4.💎 Which word is this? (a) web (b) hen (c) gem
- 5.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rid (c) rod
- 6.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 7.Change the “t” in “let” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) let (c) beg
- 8.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) f
- 9.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 10.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 11.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) vet (c) sat
- 12.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 13.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) w
- 14.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 15.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) ten (c) tub
- 16.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) six (c) fox
- 17.Change the “b” in “bed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) wet (c) bed
- 18.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) ten (c) bin
- 19.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) l
- 20.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) pen (c) net
- 21.🤐 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) tap (c) zip
- 22.Change the “h” in “hen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) tan (c) ten
- 23.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 24.Change the “h” in “hen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) den (c) men
- 25.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) wed (c) bed
- 26.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) w (c) p
- 27.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 28.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 29.Change the “t” in “pit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pig (c) pit
- 30.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 31.Change the “j” in “jig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dip (c) jig
- 32.Change the “w” in “wet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) set (c) wet
- 33.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 34.Change the “l” in “lip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) dip (c) dig
- 35.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) jet (c) get
- 36.Change the “k” in “kit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) kit (c) bit
- 37.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) b
- 38.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) p
- 39.Change the “x” in “fix” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fig (c) fit
- 40.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) w
Answer key
- pen
- red
- lip
- gem
- rid
- pen
- leg
- g
- i
- i
- set
- hen
- l
- hen
- web
- six
- wed
- bin
- l
- net
- zip
- ten
- ten
- den
- wed
- p
- e
- i
- pig
- ten
- dig
- set
- e
- dip
- jet
- bit
- b
- p
- fit
- b
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