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