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.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 2.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 3.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) pin (c) zip
- 4.Which word is “red”? (a) web (b) red (c) hen
- 5.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pig (c) cup
- 6.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) led (c) net
- 7.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) pig (c) peg
- 9.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) lip (c) pin
- 10.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 11.Change the “g” in “big” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) big (c) pit
- 12.Which word is “pig”? (a) bug (b) pig (c) pin
- 13.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) n (c) v
- 14.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) pen (c) tan
- 15.👄 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) pig (c) lip
- 16.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 17.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 18.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lid (c) kit
- 19.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) z
- 20.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) hip (c) zip
- 21.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) fed
- 22.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) zip (c) tin
- 23.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) pin
- 24.Change the “l” in “lit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) pit (c) pet
- 25.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bin (c) pen
- 26.Change the “h” in “hen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) den (c) hen
- 27.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) led (c) wed
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) wed (c) fed
- 29.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) hen (c) net
- 30.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) net (c) web
- 31.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 32.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) h
- 33.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 34.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) m (c) d
- 35.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) dig (c) win
- 36.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 37.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 38.Change the “d” in “dig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) bug (c) big
- 39.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) get (c) wet
- 40.Change the “d” in “dip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tap (b) tip (c) dip
Answer key
- e
- pin
- zip
- red
- zip
- yes
- e
- peg
- six
- hen
- bit
- pig
- n
- ten
- lip
- e
- e
- kid
- z
- tip
- fed
- tip
- lip
- pit
- bed
- den
- wed
- wed
- net
- web
- e
- h
- hen
- l
- wig
- e
- i
- big
- wet
- tip
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