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: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) hem
- 2.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pan
- 3.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) peg (c) den
- 4.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) t (c) n
- 5.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) hen (c) leg
- 6.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) red
- 7.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) pen
- 8.Change the “f” in “fig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) jig (c) jug
- 9.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 10.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 11.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) beg (c) peg
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) net (c) jet
- 13.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) cap
- 14.Which word is “six”? (a) pin (b) six (c) bin
- 15.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 16.Change the “p” in “peg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) leg (c) peg
- 17.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 18.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) pig (c) leg
- 19.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) men (c) hen
- 20.🥅 Which word is this? (a) red (b) net (c) cat
- 21.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) p
- 22.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) mix (c) six
- 23.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) lid (c) led
- 24.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) wet (c) jet
- 25.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 26.Which word is “leg”? (a) hen (b) leg (c) lip
- 27.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hen (c) men
- 28.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 29.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) fed (c) bed
- 30.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) lip (c) rip
- 31.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 32.🤐 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) zip (c) cap
- 33.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) dip (c) rip
- 34.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 35.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 36.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) r
- 37.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) lip (c) six
- 38.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 39.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) hem (c) hen
- 40.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) hen (c) six
Answer key
- hen
- pen
- pen
- n
- gem
- red
- men
- jig
- e
- z
- peg
- let
- zip
- six
- e
- leg
- i
- lip
- men
- net
- p
- six
- led
- wet
- ten
- leg
- den
- e
- fed
- lip
- pin
- zip
- dip
- i
- hen
- w
- six
- e
- hen
- bin
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