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 “gem”? (a) hen (b) leg (c) gem
- 2.Change the “l” in “let” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) let (c) net
- 3.Change the “z” in “zip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) hip (c) zip
- 4.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) red (c) fed
- 5.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pin (c) lip
- 6.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) six (c) pin
- 7.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) fit (c) pit
- 9.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) pig (c) zip
- 10.Change the “g” in “pig” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) pot (c) pig
- 11.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 12.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) h
- 13.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 14.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 15.Which word is “pig”? (a) leg (b) log (c) pig
- 16.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) d
- 17.Change the “g” in “get” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) get (c) vet
- 18.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) van (c) bin
- 19.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 20.Which word is “net”? (a) leg (b) net (c) ten
- 21.Change the “s” in “set” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) set (c) net
- 22.Change the “t” in “ten” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) ten (c) pen
- 23.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) leg
- 24.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) den
- 25.Change the “l” in “let” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) let (c) net
- 26.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 27.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 28.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) bed (c) net
- 29.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) run (c) hen
- 30.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) h
- 31.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) r (c) g
- 32.Which word is “bed”? (a) leg (b) bin (c) bed
- 33.Change the “f” in “fig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) wig (c) fig
- 34.Change the “h” in “hen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) den (c) hen
- 35.Change the “n” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) zip (c) tip
- 36.Change the “t” in “fit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) fit (c) fig
- 37.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 38.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) fit (c) kit
- 39.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) c
- 40.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) kit (c) kid
Answer key
- gem
- get
- rip
- red
- six
- six
- hen
- pit
- zip
- pit
- e
- h
- e
- ten
- pig
- b
- vet
- bin
- pin
- net
- vet
- pen
- leg
- hen
- jet
- hen
- i
- web
- red
- s
- w
- bed
- wig
- den
- tip
- fig
- e
- kit
- t
- kid
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