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) bag (b) bed (c) bug
- 2.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 3.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rod (c) rid
- 4.Change the “f” in “fig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bug (c) fig
- 5.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) kid (c) rid
- 6.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) w (c) l
- 7.Change the “g” in “fig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) fig (c) fin
- 8.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) hem (c) gem
- 9.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) pen (c) net
- 10.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) j (c) n
- 11.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
- 12.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 13.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 14.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 15.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) ten (c) hen
- 16.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) dip (c) rip
- 17.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) gem (c) pen
- 18.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) jug (c) jig
- 19.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pig
- 20.Change the “d” in “led” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) peg (c) led
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) ten (c) pen
- 22.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bug (c) big
- 23.Change the “p” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) rip (c) rid
- 24.Change the “b” in “bit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) pin (c) pit
- 25.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 26.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) sit (c) six
- 27.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pig (c) pin
- 28.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) t
- 29.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) web (c) wet
- 30.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 31.👄 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) log (c) lip
- 32.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pin (c) tap
- 33.Change the “b” in “bed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) bed (c) wed
- 34.Change the “g” in “beg” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) beg (c) bad
- 35.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) get (c) got
- 36.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) six (c) lip
- 37.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) tub (c) pen
- 38.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 39.Change the “g” in “peg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) set (c) pet
- 40.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) s (c) g
Answer key
- bed
- ten
- rid
- big
- lid
- l
- fin
- gem
- net
- s
- pen
- i
- e
- i
- men
- rip
- gem
- jig
- pin
- leg
- pen
- beg
- rid
- pit
- e
- six
- pin
- r
- web
- i
- lip
- zip
- fed
- bed
- get
- six
- web
- e
- pet
- g
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