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 n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) d
- 2.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) dot (c) red
- 3.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) r
- 4.🤐 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) cup (c) zip
- 5.Which word is “leg”? (a) hen (b) leg (c) bed
- 6.Change the “d” in “dig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) pig (c) fig
- 7.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 8.Which word is “net”? (a) bed (b) hat (c) net
- 9.Which word is “six”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) six
- 10.Change the “z” in “zip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) lip (c) tip
- 11.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 12.Change the “n” in “pen” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pen (c) pet
- 13.🦵 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) pen (c) leg
- 14.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fin (c) dig
- 15.Change the “d” in “dip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) rip (c) dip
- 16.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bed (c) ten
- 17.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) l
- 18.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 19.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 20.Which word is “bin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) bus
- 21.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) lip (c) pin
- 22.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 23.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) h (c) p
- 24.Change the “p” in “pit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) sit (c) bit
- 25.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hen (c) hem
- 26.Which word is “red”? (a) web (b) red (c) leg
- 27.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) s
- 28.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 29.Change the “r” in “rip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) rip (c) zip
- 30.Change the “f” in “fin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) fin (c) pin
- 31.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) fin (c) fix
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) red (c) rid
- 33.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 34.Change the “p” in “pit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) pit (c) hit
- 35.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 36.Which word is “lip”? (a) pin (b) lip (c) cap
- 37.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) fig (c) pig
- 39.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bin (c) tin
- 40.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
Answer key
- t
- net
- p
- zip
- leg
- fig
- i
- net
- six
- lip
- e
- peg
- leg
- fig
- rip
- bed
- w
- i
- i
- bin
- bin
- e
- p
- sit
- hen
- red
- s
- e
- zip
- bin
- fix
- red
- e
- hit
- hen
- lip
- e
- pig
- bin
- e
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