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 “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) den (c) hen
- 2.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) pen (c) web
- 3.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 4.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 5.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) fed (c) wed
- 6.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) six (c) fix
- 7.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) pin
- 8.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 9.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 10.Change the “r” in “red” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) red (c) fed
- 11.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rid (c) bed
- 12.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 13.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 14.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 15.Change the “p” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lid (c) rip
- 16.Which word is “gem”? (a) red (b) gem (c) web
- 17.Change the “t” in “tin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) tin (c) pin
- 18.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) ten (c) pen
- 19.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) d
- 20.Which word is “bin”? (a) can (b) bin (c) box
- 21.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 22.Change the “h” in “hit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) pit (c) hit
- 23.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bed (c) web
- 24.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) rat (c) ten
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) peg (c) pen
- 26.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) h (c) l
- 27.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) bit (c) hit
- 28.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pat (c) vet
- 29.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) leg (c) net
- 30.Change the “m” in “men” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) hen
- 31.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 32.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) ten (c) pig
- 33.Change the “j” in “jig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) jig (c) pig
- 34.Change the “n” in “bin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) pig (c) bin
- 35.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) leg (c) let
- 36.Change the “p” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 37.Change the “d” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) pit (c) pig
- 38.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 39.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) d
- 40.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hen (c) hem
Answer key
- hen
- web
- e
- e
- fed
- mix
- pin
- pen
- e
- fed
- red
- hen
- i
- e
- rid
- gem
- win
- den
- p
- bin
- hen
- bit
- bed
- red
- peg
- h
- bit
- pet
- bed
- hen
- i
- leg
- pig
- big
- leg
- ten
- pig
- e
- b
- hen
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