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.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 2.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 3.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) web (c) red
- 4.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) ten
- 5.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) d
- 6.Change the “g” in “big” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) fit (c) bit
- 7.Change the “p” in “peg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) leg (c) beg
- 8.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) c (c) f
- 9.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) j (c) t
- 10.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 11.Change the “g” in “pig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) pin (c) win
- 12.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) sit (c) sat
- 13.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) fed (c) bed
- 14.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 15.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) hen (c) net
- 16.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) bin (c) fin
- 17.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) led (c) bad
- 19.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) v
- 20.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 21.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 22.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pin (c) six
- 23.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 24.Change the “t” in “tin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) fin (c) win
- 25.🥅 Which word is this? (a) red (b) ten (c) net
- 26.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 27.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 28.💎 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) gem (c) ten
- 29.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 30.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) s (c) l
- 31.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) set (c) pen
- 32.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) f
- 33.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) ten
- 34.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 35.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) red (c) leg
- 36.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) led (c) red
- 37.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pig
- 38.Change the “x” in “fix” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) fin (c) fix
- 39.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) box (c) sun
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fig (c) mix
Answer key
- e
- pen
- net
- pen
- p
- bit
- leg
- p
- t
- i
- pin
- sit
- bed
- pen
- gem
- bin
- e
- bed
- z
- hen
- r
- six
- i
- win
- net
- e
- e
- gem
- hen
- s
- pet
- n
- leg
- ten
- red
- bed
- pin
- fin
- six
- fix
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