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.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) z
- 2.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) fed (c) red
- 3.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) bud (c) bad
- 4.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 5.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pig (c) pin
- 6.Change the “t” in “pet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) pet (c) peg
- 7.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) bin (c) lip
- 8.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) hen
- 9.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) gem (c) gum
- 10.Change the “g” in “peg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) peg (c) pet
- 11.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) s
- 12.Which word is “bed”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) bed
- 13.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 14.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) w (c) g
- 15.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) hen (c) den
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pet (c) pot
- 17.Change the “r” in “rid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) lid (c) rid
- 18.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) v
- 19.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 20.Change the “b” in “bit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) kit (c) bit
- 21.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) web (c) leg
- 22.Change the “t” in “pit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) wig (c) pig
- 23.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pin (c) pen
- 24.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) lip (c) lid
- 25.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) tap (c) lip
- 26.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) pit (c) pig
- 27.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) g (c) p
- 28.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 29.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) bat (c) bag
- 30.Change the “r” in “rip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) zip (c) hip
- 31.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 32.Change the “p” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) pet (c) net
- 33.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) h
- 34.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pan
- 35.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 36.Change the “s” in “sit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) bit (c) sit
- 37.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) cap
- 38.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 39.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 40.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
Answer key
- z
- fed
- bed
- hen
- pin
- peg
- six
- pen
- gem
- pet
- s
- bed
- e
- w
- den
- pet
- kid
- n
- e
- lit
- web
- pig
- pen
- lip
- lip
- pig
- p
- e
- bin
- hip
- e
- net
- l
- pin
- i
- bit
- zip
- i
- e
- e
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