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.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) sit (c) hit
- 3.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) jet (c) wet
- 4.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 5.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) red (c) net
- 6.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pig (c) box
- 7.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) pen
- 8.Change the “b” in “beg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) beg (c) leg
- 9.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 10.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 11.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) z
- 12.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) z
- 13.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 14.🥅 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) hen (c) net
- 15.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) f (c) m
- 16.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 17.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 18.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) p
- 19.Change the “l” in “led” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) red (c) bed
- 20.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pit (c) pig
- 21.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pen (c) pin
- 22.👄 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) lip (c) pin
- 23.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) f (c) b
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) red (c) led
- 25.🔴 Which word is this? (a) net (b) ten (c) red
- 26.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 27.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) web (c) wed
- 28.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) sit (c) sat
- 29.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 30.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) ten
- 31.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) p
- 32.🐷 Which word is this? (a) six (b) bug (c) pig
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) peg (c) fig
- 34.Which word is “web”? (a) tub (b) web (c) leg
- 35.Change the “b” in “bit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) bit (c) fit
- 36.Change the “m” in “men” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) pen (c) men
- 37.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) den (c) ten
- 38.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) l
- 39.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bin (c) fin
- 40.Which word is “lip”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) lip
Answer key
- e
- hit
- wet
- hen
- leg
- six
- pen
- peg
- i
- pen
- r
- t
- e
- net
- z
- i
- hen
- n
- red
- pit
- pin
- lip
- b
- red
- red
- e
- wed
- sit
- e
- bin
- p
- pig
- pig
- web
- kit
- pen
- den
- h
- bin
- lip
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