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