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 d — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) g (c) r
- 2.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) pan (c) pig
- 3.Which word is “leg”? (a) bug (b) pen (c) leg
- 4.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) cup
- 5.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) l
- 6.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) red (c) fed
- 7.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pin (c) peg
- 9.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 10.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 11.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) bin
- 12.Change the “r” in “rip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) zip (c) tip
- 13.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) h
- 14.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 15.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) h
- 16.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) leg (c) let
- 17.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 18.Change the “m” in “men” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) den
- 19.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) bin (c) bun
- 20.Which word is “bed”? (a) bag (b) hen (c) bed
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) hit (c) bit
- 22.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 23.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 24.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) r
- 25.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 26.Change the “d” in “lid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) lid (c) lip
- 27.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) rid (c) red
- 28.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 29.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) r
- 30.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 31.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 32.👄 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pig (c) lip
- 33.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 34.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 35.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) dig (c) dug
- 36.Which word is “red”? (a) net (b) red (c) web
- 37.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) pen (c) ten
- 38.Change the “l” in “lip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) zip (c) lip
- 39.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) rid (c) hip
- 40.Change the “t” in “bit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bit (c) wig
Answer key
- r
- pig
- leg
- zip
- l
- fed
- e
- pen
- i
- e
- pin
- tip
- t
- pen
- b
- leg
- e
- hen
- bin
- bed
- hit
- i
- e
- h
- ten
- lip
- red
- e
- p
- hen
- i
- lip
- e
- i
- dig
- red
- gem
- rip
- rip
- big
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