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.Change the “h” in “hen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 2.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 3.💎 Which word is this? (a) red (b) gem (c) net
- 4.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) gem
- 5.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 6.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) b
- 7.Change the “b” in “bed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) rod
- 8.Change the “s” in “set” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) gem (c) get
- 9.Change the “f” in “fin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) pin (c) bin
- 10.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 11.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 12.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 13.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) d
- 14.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) six (c) pin
- 15.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) get (c) hem
- 16.📌 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pig
- 17.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) w (c) p
- 18.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 19.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 20.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 21.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) let (c) pet
- 22.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) bed (c) red
- 23.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) web (c) gem
- 24.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) map
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) pen (c) men
- 26.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) wig (c) win
- 27.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) bit (c) lit
- 28.Which word is “bin”? (a) can (b) bag (c) bin
- 29.Change the “w” in “wed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) bed
- 30.Change the “t” in “tip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) tip (c) zip
- 31.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) fed (c) led
- 32.Change the “p” in “pet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) set (c) pet
- 33.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) box (c) hen
- 34.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) vet (c) get
- 35.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 36.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) w
- 37.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) red (c) hen
- 38.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) ten (c) pen
- 39.🥅 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bed (c) net
- 40.Change the “p” in “pen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) pen (c) men
Answer key
- ten
- e
- gem
- bed
- ten
- b
- red
- get
- bin
- i
- pen
- i
- n
- six
- gem
- pin
- p
- i
- i
- hen
- let
- red
- web
- zip
- pen
- win
- lit
- bin
- bed
- rip
- fed
- set
- bed
- vet
- e
- w
- web
- gem
- net
- men
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