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 “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 2.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 3.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 4.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 5.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) tap (c) zip
- 6.Which word is “zip”? (a) six (b) zip (c) map
- 7.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 8.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) fed
- 9.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pan (c) bug
- 10.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) six (c) pig
- 11.Which word is “red”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) red
- 12.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) j
- 13.Change the “n” in “net” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) net (c) wet
- 14.💎 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bed (c) gem
- 15.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) v
- 16.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) net (c) bed
- 17.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) web (c) ten
- 18.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lip (c) rip
- 19.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) net
- 20.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 21.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 22.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 23.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) get (c) hem
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) hen (c) ten
- 25.🥅 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) net (c) cat
- 26.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) jig (c) dig
- 27.Change the “h” in “hit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) hit (c) sit
- 28.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) n
- 29.👄 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) lip (c) map
- 30.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) pig (c) pin
- 31.Which word is “six”? (a) bin (b) six (c) box
- 32.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 33.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) big (b) pin (c) bin
- 34.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) net (c) vet
- 35.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 36.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) six (c) set
- 37.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) kit (c) lid
- 38.Change the “t” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pit (c) tin
- 39.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) bit (c) hot
- 40.Which word is “bin”? (a) ten (b) lip (c) bin
Answer key
- ten
- i
- pen
- ten
- zip
- zip
- e
- bed
- bin
- pig
- red
- p
- wet
- gem
- t
- bed
- web
- rip
- net
- hen
- i
- i
- gem
- den
- net
- jig
- sit
- n
- lip
- lip
- six
- i
- bin
- vet
- e
- sit
- kid
- pin
- hit
- bin
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