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.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) pig (c) pin
- 2.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) g
- 3.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) ham (c) hem
- 4.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pig (c) pin
- 5.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 6.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 7.Which word is “net”? (a) leg (b) web (c) net
- 8.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 9.Which word is “zip”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) map
- 10.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) six (c) mix
- 11.Change the “p” in “hip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) hit (c) hip
- 12.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 13.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fox (c) fix
- 14.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) web
- 15.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 16.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 17.Change the “b” in “bed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) wed (c) red
- 18.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) web (c) red
- 19.Which word is “pig”? (a) bug (b) leg (c) pig
- 20.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 21.🥅 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) net (c) red
- 22.Change the “f” in “fit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) fit (c) lit
- 23.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) web (c) led
- 24.Change the “w” in “wet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) vet (c) get
- 25.Which word is “leg”? (a) red (b) leg (c) hug
- 26.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) web (c) wet
- 27.Change the “l” in “leg” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) leg (c) bag
- 28.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) pen (c) hen
- 29.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) r (c) l
- 30.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) hen (c) red
- 31.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) hen
- 32.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) gum (c) gem
- 33.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 34.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) s
- 35.Which word is “bed”? (a) red (b) hen (c) bed
- 36.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) gem (c) web
- 37.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) b
- 38.Which word is “six”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) six
- 39.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) p
- 40.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) let (c) lid
Answer key
- pig
- h
- hem
- pin
- hen
- ten
- net
- i
- zip
- mix
- hit
- i
- fix
- gem
- i
- e
- red
- red
- pig
- e
- net
- lit
- wed
- vet
- leg
- web
- beg
- pen
- r
- red
- pen
- gem
- ten
- b
- bed
- web
- l
- six
- n
- lit
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