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.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) get (b) gem (c) gum
- 2.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) c
- 3.🐷 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) pig (c) pan
- 4.🦵 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) dog (c) leg
- 5.Change the “b” in “bit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) bit (c) pit
- 6.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) w (c) l
- 7.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) w (c) l
- 8.Change the “h” in “hip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rip (c) zip
- 9.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) fox (c) lip
- 10.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) m
- 11.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) fig (c) dig
- 12.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) set (c) net
- 13.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 14.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) pin
- 15.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) den (c) tan
- 16.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) g
- 17.Change the “s” in “sit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) bit (c) bat
- 18.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 19.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 20.Change the “z” in “zip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) zip (c) lip
- 21.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pig
- 22.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 23.Change the “z” in “zip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rip (c) zip
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) fed (c) red
- 25.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) ten
- 26.Which word is “bin”? (a) ten (b) bin (c) bat
- 27.Change the “h” in “hit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bit (c) hit
- 28.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 29.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 30.Change the “h” in “hip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rip (c) dip
- 31.👄 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) lip (c) pin
- 32.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) hen (c) bed
- 33.Which word is “lip”? (a) pig (b) lip (c) cup
- 34.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 35.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) c (c) p
- 36.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) men (b) yes (c) bed
- 37.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 38.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) get (c) net
- 39.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) r
- 40.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) h
Answer key
- gem
- n
- pig
- leg
- kit
- w
- l
- zip
- six
- z
- wig
- net
- fix
- pen
- ten
- g
- bit
- e
- e
- lip
- pin
- e
- hip
- red
- pen
- bin
- bit
- e
- i
- rip
- lip
- web
- lip
- e
- t
- yes
- i
- get
- p
- h
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