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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 2.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) pen (c) hen
- 3.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 4.Change the “t” in “tin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) win (c) fin
- 5.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 6.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 7.Change the “j” in “jet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) jet (c) set
- 8.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) ten (c) pen
- 9.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) g (c) t
- 10.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pin
- 11.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) pig (c) tap
- 12.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) l
- 13.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bin (c) bug
- 14.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) leg (c) led
- 15.Which word is “zip”? (a) lip (b) cup (c) zip
- 16.Change the “b” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) tin (c) bin
- 17.Change the “v” in “vet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) jet (c) net
- 18.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) den (c) ten
- 19.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) hit (c) pit
- 20.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fin (c) bit
- 21.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) n (c) j
- 22.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) z (c) p
- 23.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) wed (c) fed
- 24.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bin (c) bus
- 25.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) den
- 26.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) s (c) w
- 27.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 28.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bed (c) pen
- 29.Change the “g” in “get” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) wet (c) let
- 30.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) web (c) red
- 31.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) wed
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) wed (c) red
- 33.🥅 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) net (c) bat
- 34.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) get (c) set
- 35.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) jig (c) win
- 36.Which word is “lip”? (a) cap (b) six (c) lip
- 37.🤐 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) zip (c) tap
- 38.Which word is “leg”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) pig
- 39.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) l
- 40.💎 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) gem (c) hen
Answer key
- e
- den
- i
- fin
- fix
- i
- set
- web
- g
- pen
- lip
- b
- pig
- leg
- zip
- tin
- jet
- den
- kit
- fit
- n
- p
- fed
- bin
- den
- w
- mix
- bed
- wet
- web
- wed
- red
- net
- vet
- wig
- lip
- zip
- leg
- p
- gem
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