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.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bed (c) hen
- 2.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) h (c) z
- 3.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) pen (c) den
- 4.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bag (c) gem
- 5.Change the “j” in “jet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) jet (c) set
- 6.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) rip (c) zip
- 7.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) b
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) peg (c) pet
- 9.Change the “f” in “fed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) wet
- 10.Change the “d” in “dip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) dip (c) tip
- 11.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 12.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 13.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 14.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) v (c) w
- 15.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) r
- 16.Change the “t” in “tip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lap (b) tip (c) lip
- 17.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) mix (c) fix
- 18.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 19.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 20.Change the “l” in “lid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) rid (c) lid
- 21.👄 Which word is this? (a) log (b) lip (c) map
- 22.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 23.Change the “f” in “fig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) fig (c) big
- 24.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) dig (c) big
- 25.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) pen (c) men
- 26.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) red (c) leg
- 27.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) v (c) s
- 28.Which word is “web”? (a) bed (b) web (c) leg
- 29.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 30.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 31.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) gem (c) red
- 32.Which word is “net”? (a) ten (b) nut (c) net
- 33.Change the “h” in “hit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) pit (c) pat
- 34.Change the “h” in “hit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) hit (c) fit
- 35.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) bed (c) red
- 36.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) g (c) w
- 37.Which word is “six”? (a) box (b) six (c) fox
- 38.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) sit (c) set
- 39.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) bed (c) hen
- 40.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) bin (c) pin
Answer key
- bed
- t
- pen
- bed
- let
- zip
- b
- peg
- wed
- zip
- pen
- i
- ten
- p
- r
- lip
- fix
- e
- hen
- rid
- lip
- e
- big
- jig
- men
- gem
- s
- web
- ten
- i
- red
- net
- pit
- kit
- red
- w
- six
- sit
- gem
- pin
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