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 “bed”? (a) bed (b) leg (c) bus
- 2.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) z
- 3.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) h (c) s
- 4.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bed (c) bin
- 5.Change the “m” in “men” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) den
- 6.Which word is “leg”? (a) bug (b) leg (c) hug
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) bud (c) fed
- 8.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) let (b) leg (c) led
- 9.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 10.Change the “n” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) hem (c) ham
- 11.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 12.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 13.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 14.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 15.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) wed (c) wet
- 16.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 17.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fix (c) lit
- 18.Change the “d” in “led” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) led (c) peg
- 19.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) w (c) b
- 20.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) peg (c) pig
- 22.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) cup (c) zip
- 23.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) h (c) p
- 24.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) d (c) b
- 25.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 26.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 27.Change the “s” in “six” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) six (c) fig
- 28.Which word is “net”? (a) red (b) net (c) cat
- 29.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) web (c) gem
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) sit (c) set
- 31.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 32.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) l
- 33.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) z (c) m
- 34.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) v
- 35.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) beg (c) let
- 36.Which word is “gem”? (a) red (b) leg (c) gem
- 37.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 38.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 39.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 40.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) tin (c) tip
Answer key
- bed
- b
- s
- bed
- hen
- leg
- bed
- leg
- e
- hem
- e
- i
- hen
- e
- wed
- pin
- fit
- leg
- b
- e
- peg
- zip
- p
- n
- e
- pen
- fix
- net
- web
- set
- ten
- l
- z
- p
- leg
- gem
- six
- e
- i
- tip
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