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.Change the “p” in “pig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) jig (c) wig
- 2.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 3.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) v (c) l
- 4.Which word is “leg”? (a) bag (b) leg (c) gem
- 5.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) dip (c) hip
- 6.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 7.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) men (c) pen
- 8.Change the “t” in “sit” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) sit (c) six
- 9.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) fit (c) sit
- 11.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 12.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) f
- 13.🥅 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cat (c) net
- 14.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) net (c) web
- 15.🐷 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) pig
- 16.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) net (c) gem
- 17.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lid (c) lip
- 18.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) pin (c) six
- 19.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) bit (c) sit
- 20.Which word is “bin”? (a) can (b) pin (c) bin
- 21.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 22.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) jet (c) gem
- 23.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) s
- 24.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) ten (c) hen
- 25.Change the “w” in “wig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) fig (c) big
- 26.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) den (c) ten
- 27.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) win (c) fin
- 28.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) kid (c) sit
- 29.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) g (c) r
- 30.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) six (c) zip
- 31.Change the “k” in “kid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) kid (c) lid
- 32.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 33.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) pin
- 34.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) j
- 35.Change the “b” in “big” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) big (c) wig
- 36.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 37.Change the “k” in “kit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) lit (c) kit
- 38.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
- 39.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 40.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) jig (c) jog
Answer key
- jig
- t
- l
- leg
- dip
- i
- pen
- six
- e
- fit
- e
- g
- net
- web
- pig
- gem
- lid
- lip
- sit
- bin
- e
- get
- s
- red
- fig
- den
- win
- kit
- z
- zip
- lid
- hen
- pig
- p
- wig
- e
- lit
- pen
- i
- jig
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