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: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) bin (c) pin
- 2.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 3.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) h
- 4.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lid (c) rid
- 5.Which word is “bed”? (a) red (b) bed (c) bin
- 6.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lip (c) rip
- 7.Change the “w” in “wet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) sat (c) wet
- 8.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) cap (c) zip
- 9.Change the “b” in “bit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) bit (c) pit
- 10.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) men (c) ten
- 11.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) van (c) lip
- 12.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) pan
- 13.Which word is “zip”? (a) cup (b) zip (c) tap
- 14.🦵 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) pig (c) leg
- 15.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 17.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 18.Change the “t” in “tip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) lip (c) rip
- 19.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 20.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 21.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 22.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) j
- 23.Change the “n” in “net” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) vet (c) wet
- 24.Which word is “leg”? (a) hen (b) pig (c) leg
- 25.Which word is “lip”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) lip
- 26.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) m
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) get (c) gum
- 28.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) ten (c) hen
- 29.Which word is “pig”? (a) pan (b) lip (c) pig
- 30.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) pet (c) net
- 31.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 32.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 33.Change the “b” in “bed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) fed (c) red
- 34.🥅 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) cat (c) net
- 35.Change the “t” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) pan (c) pin
- 36.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) jet (c) set
- 37.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 38.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) r (c) b
- 39.Change the “f” in “fix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 40.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
Answer key
- bin
- hen
- h
- kid
- bed
- rip
- set
- zip
- pit
- men
- bin
- pen
- zip
- leg
- e
- i
- i
- rip
- i
- ten
- e
- n
- wet
- leg
- lip
- l
- gem
- ten
- pig
- net
- i
- i
- red
- net
- pin
- jet
- e
- b
- six
- pin
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