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 m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) m (c) p
- 2.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 3.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pen (c) pan
- 4.Change the “b” in “bed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) led (c) bed
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) bin (c) bun
- 6.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 7.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) c
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 9.🥅 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) net (c) dot
- 10.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) gem (c) red
- 11.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) get (c) gem
- 12.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 13.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) hen
- 14.Which word is “lip”? (a) tap (b) log (c) lip
- 15.🔴 Which word is this? (a) web (b) net (c) red
- 16.Change the “r” in “red” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) let (c) red
- 17.Change the “l” in “let” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) set (c) net
- 18.👄 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) lip (c) tap
- 19.Which word is “pig”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) bug
- 20.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) j (c) v
- 21.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) net (c) pet
- 22.Change the “f” in “fit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) fit (c) kid
- 23.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) bed (c) red
- 24.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) hen (c) pen
- 25.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 26.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pan
- 27.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 28.Which word is “net”? (a) dot (b) net (c) leg
- 29.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 30.Which word is “bed”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) net
- 31.Which word is “zip”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) cap
- 32.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) t (c) n
- 33.Which word is “web”? (a) hen (b) web (c) bed
- 34.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 35.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) s (c) j
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bed (c) beg
- 37.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) leg (c) peg
- 38.Change the “b” in “bed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) bed (c) wed
- 39.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 40.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) gem (c) net
Answer key
- g
- i
- pen
- led
- bin
- e
- h
- pen
- net
- gem
- gem
- e
- den
- lip
- red
- led
- net
- lip
- pig
- l
- net
- kit
- bed
- pen
- hen
- pin
- hen
- net
- ten
- bed
- zip
- t
- web
- e
- s
- bed
- leg
- wed
- i
- gem
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