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.Change the “l” in “led” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) bed (c) wed
- 2.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 3.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hem (c) gum
- 4.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 5.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) pet (c) net
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) red (c) rid
- 7.Which word is “leg”? (a) pen (b) bug (c) leg
- 8.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 9.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) pig (c) six
- 10.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) l
- 11.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 12.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) s
- 13.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 14.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) z (c) d
- 15.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 16.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 17.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) ten (c) hem
- 18.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) sun (c) six
- 19.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) h (c) s
- 20.Which word is “zip”? (a) six (b) pig (c) zip
- 21.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 22.Which word is “bin”? (a) bus (b) run (c) bin
- 23.Change the “g” in “get” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) get (c) let
- 24.Which word is “gem”? (a) red (b) ten (c) gem
- 25.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) ten (c) red
- 26.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) r
- 27.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 28.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bed (c) beg
- 29.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) t (c) m
- 30.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 31.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) bed (c) web
- 32.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) l
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) lit (c) pit
- 34.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 35.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 36.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 37.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 38.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 39.👄 Which word is this? (a) six (b) pin (c) lip
- 40.Change the “m” in “men” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) peg (c) pen
Answer key
- bed
- e
- gem
- e
- jet
- rid
- leg
- e
- six
- p
- i
- b
- mix
- z
- e
- ten
- hen
- six
- s
- zip
- e
- bin
- wet
- gem
- red
- p
- hen
- beg
- p
- i
- web
- l
- pit
- e
- i
- pen
- e
- e
- lip
- pen
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