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 this? (a) net (b) bat (c) hat
- 2.Change the “n” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) ham (b) hen (c) hem
- 3.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) hen (c) nut
- 4.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pet (c) pen
- 5.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) tap
- 6.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) net (c) gem
- 7.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) zip (c) lip
- 8.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 9.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) zip (c) tip
- 10.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 11.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) h
- 12.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) fig (c) pig
- 13.Which word is “pig”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) dog
- 14.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 15.Change the “g” in “big” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bit (c) pit
- 16.Change the “p” in “pig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) jog (c) jig
- 17.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) web (c) wet
- 18.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 19.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) z (c) s
- 20.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) j
- 21.🦵 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bug (c) leg
- 22.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 23.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) g
- 24.Change the “b” in “bit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) lit (c) lip
- 25.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 26.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) kit (c) fit
- 27.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 28.🤐 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) zip (c) bin
- 29.Which word is “red”? (a) ten (b) web (c) red
- 30.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) b (c) d
- 31.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 32.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 33.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 34.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pit (c) lit
- 35.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) m (c) n
- 36.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) zip (c) lip
- 37.Change the “h” in “hit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pat (b) pit (c) hit
- 38.Change the “p” in “pet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) net (c) vet
- 39.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) get (c) jet
- 40.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
Answer key
- net
- hem
- net
- peg
- zip
- gem
- zip
- hen
- tip
- i
- h
- pig
- pig
- e
- bit
- jig
- wed
- e
- z
- l
- leg
- ten
- l
- lit
- e
- kit
- e
- zip
- red
- b
- e
- i
- ten
- pit
- n
- six
- pit
- vet
- get
- e
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