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 “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 2.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) p
- 3.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) red (c) gem
- 4.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pen (c) pin
- 5.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bin (c) bed
- 6.Which word is “leg”? (a) red (b) hug (c) leg
- 7.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) vet (c) pen
- 8.Change the “w” in “wig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) peg (c) pig
- 9.Change the “r” in “rip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) lip (c) rip
- 10.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pin
- 11.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 12.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) bed (c) wed
- 13.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 14.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) g
- 15.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 16.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) net (c) gem
- 17.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) lip (c) zip
- 18.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) pig
- 19.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 20.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) man (c) ten
- 21.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 22.Change the “t” in “lit” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) lid (c) rid
- 23.Change the “v” in “vet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) set (c) vet
- 24.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jog (c) pig
- 25.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) rip (c) zip
- 26.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) red (c) pen
- 27.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 28.🥅 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) dot (c) net
- 29.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) cup (c) cap
- 30.Change the “f” in “fed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) wet (c) wed
- 31.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) bit (c) pit
- 32.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) r
- 33.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 34.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) get (c) set
- 35.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) lit (c) lid
- 36.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) red (c) tub
- 37.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) red (c) pen
- 38.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) w
- 39.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hen (c) hum
- 40.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) six (c) zip
Answer key
- hen
- p
- gem
- pin
- bed
- leg
- pet
- pig
- lip
- pen
- i
- wed
- e
- g
- pen
- leg
- lip
- bin
- i
- men
- i
- lid
- jet
- jig
- zip
- red
- ten
- net
- lip
- wed
- pit
- b
- i
- set
- lid
- web
- bed
- p
- hem
- six
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