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 this? (a) red (b) gem (c) leg
- 2.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 4.Which word is “bed”? (a) pen (b) net (c) bed
- 5.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) f
- 6.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 7.Change the “t” in “tin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bit (c) tin
- 8.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bag (c) bug
- 9.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 10.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) tap (c) pig
- 11.Change the “g” in “leg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) leg (c) let
- 12.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) fed
- 13.Change the “l” in “lip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) rid (c) lip
- 14.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 15.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) ten (c) men
- 16.🐷 Which word is this? (a) six (b) pin (c) pig
- 17.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 18.Change the “z” in “zip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) lid (c) lip
- 19.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) z
- 20.👄 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) lip (c) leg
- 21.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 22.Change the “p” in “pig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) dig (c) dug
- 23.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bin (c) six
- 24.Change the “r” in “rip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) rip (c) zip
- 25.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) fed (c) led
- 26.Which word is “red”? (a) ten (b) red (c) run
- 27.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 28.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 29.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) rod (c) fed
- 30.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lip (c) lid
- 31.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) h
- 32.Change the “r” in “red” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) fed (c) bed
- 33.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) net (c) gem
- 34.🤐 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) zip (c) map
- 35.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 36.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 37.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 38.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) vet (c) let
- 39.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 40.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) run (c) pen
Answer key
- gem
- e
- e
- bed
- t
- e
- bin
- beg
- hen
- lip
- let
- bed
- rip
- e
- men
- pig
- i
- lip
- p
- lip
- i
- dig
- bin
- zip
- led
- red
- e
- e
- red
- lid
- b
- fed
- gem
- zip
- hen
- i
- w
- vet
- i
- red
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