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: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) rid (c) red
- 2.Change the “k” in “kid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) lit (c) lid
- 3.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) six (c) zip
- 4.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) f
- 5.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) red (c) pen
- 6.Which word is “lip”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) leg
- 7.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) led (c) wed
- 8.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 9.Which word is “bin”? (a) can (b) pan (c) bin
- 10.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bin (c) van
- 11.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) z
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) gem (c) hem
- 13.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) h
- 14.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 15.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) l
- 16.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 17.Change the “w” in “win” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) win (c) pin
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bag (c) beg
- 19.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) gem (c) pen
- 20.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) dip (c) tip
- 21.Change the “d” in “led” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) led (c) let
- 22.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) pen (c) web
- 23.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 24.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 25.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) n
- 26.Change the “p” in “pen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) ten (c) men
- 27.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) j (c) g
- 28.Which word is “leg”? (a) hug (b) leg (c) pen
- 29.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) den (c) men
- 30.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 31.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) wed (c) red
- 32.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 33.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 34.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 35.Change the “t” in “get” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) gem (c) gum
- 36.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) big (c) dug
- 37.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 38.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) net (c) vet
- 39.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) b
- 40.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pen
Answer key
- red
- lid
- zip
- r
- red
- lip
- led
- e
- bin
- bin
- z
- hem
- l
- i
- t
- e
- pin
- beg
- leg
- tip
- let
- bed
- e
- hen
- b
- men
- g
- leg
- hen
- e
- wed
- hen
- i
- pen
- gem
- dig
- ten
- vet
- b
- pin
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