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 “pen”? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pen
- 2.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) bit (c) fit
- 3.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) m
- 4.Change the “d” in “led” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) pet (c) let
- 5.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) c (c) n
- 6.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) lip (c) pig
- 7.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) h
- 8.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) cap (c) lip
- 9.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 10.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) fed
- 11.Which word is “bin”? (a) bag (b) bin (c) run
- 12.Which word is “leg”? (a) web (b) leg (c) net
- 13.Change the “t” in “ten” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) ten
- 14.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 15.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) net (c) bed
- 16.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pan
- 17.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) fin (c) win
- 18.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 19.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 20.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) lip (c) lit
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pan (c) pen
- 22.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) red (c) bed
- 23.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 24.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) leg (c) map
- 25.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bug (c) hug
- 26.Change the “r” in “red” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) fed (c) red
- 27.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 28.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) j (c) b
- 29.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 30.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) zip (c) pig
- 31.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 32.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 33.Change the “w” in “wed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) lid (c) led
- 34.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 35.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) t
- 36.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 37.Change the “t” in “fit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) fig (c) fog
- 38.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) peg (c) pet
- 39.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 40.Change the “p” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) bin (c) pin
Answer key
- pen
- bit
- g
- let
- n
- six
- h
- lip
- ten
- bed
- bin
- leg
- men
- e
- bed
- pin
- bin
- e
- r
- lit
- pen
- red
- i
- lip
- pig
- fed
- e
- b
- e
- zip
- e
- e
- led
- hen
- t
- ten
- fig
- pen
- e
- tin
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