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 “p” in “pig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) jig (c) big
- 2.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 3.Change the “f” in “fig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) bin (c) big
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) hit (c) hut
- 5.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) b
- 6.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) r
- 7.Change the “g” in “pig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) pig (c) pin
- 8.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) wet (c) pet
- 9.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 10.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) gem (c) red
- 11.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 12.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 13.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 14.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 15.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) leg (c) let
- 16.Which word is “lip”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) map
- 17.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) leg (c) pen
- 18.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 19.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) t
- 20.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 21.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) wig (c) fig
- 22.🥅 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) net (c) rat
- 23.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) set (c) get
- 24.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) p
- 25.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) rid (c) dip
- 26.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 27.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 28.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) ten (c) bed
- 29.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pan
- 30.Which word is “bed”? (a) bug (b) net (c) bed
- 31.Change the “b” in “bin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) bin (c) pin
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 33.Change the “k” in “kid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) lid (c) kid
- 34.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) web (b) wed (c) wet
- 35.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) lip (c) tip
- 36.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) fit (c) hit
- 37.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) hen (c) bed
- 38.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) jig (c) jog
- 39.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) jig (c) pig
- 40.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) s
Answer key
- jig
- i
- big
- hit
- b
- p
- pin
- wet
- e
- red
- i
- e
- ten
- e
- let
- lip
- leg
- e
- t
- e
- dig
- net
- set
- p
- rip
- pen
- hen
- web
- pin
- bed
- fin
- hen
- lid
- web
- zip
- sit
- bed
- jig
- pig
- p
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