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.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) p (c) s
- 2.Change the “l” in “lit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) hip (c) lit
- 3.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 4.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pot (c) pet
- 5.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 6.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) vet (c) net
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) bed (c) beg
- 8.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 9.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) hen (c) bed
- 10.Change the “z” in “zip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) lip (c) lit
- 11.Which word is “leg”? (a) pig (b) web (c) leg
- 12.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) can (b) lip (c) bin
- 13.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) hat (c) lit
- 14.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) b
- 15.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) six (c) zip
- 16.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) t
- 17.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) wet (c) web
- 18.Which word is “lip”? (a) six (b) lip (c) leg
- 19.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) big (c) jig
- 20.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pan
- 21.Change the “l” in “lit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) lit (c) fix
- 22.Change the “r” in “rid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) rid (c) kid
- 23.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) tip (c) dip
- 24.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) g
- 25.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) sit (c) kid
- 26.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) ten (c) bed
- 27.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) den (c) pen
- 28.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) zip (c) tip
- 29.Change the “p” in “pit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) pit (c) kit
- 30.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) pig (c) sun
- 31.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 32.Change the “t” in “ten” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 33.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) zip (c) rip
- 35.Change the “r” in “rip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) zip (c) hip
- 36.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) set (c) pet
- 37.Which word is “bed”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) bed
- 38.Change the “w” in “wed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) wed (c) bed
- 39.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) top (c) zip
- 40.Change the “w” in “wed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) red
Answer key
- t
- hit
- pen
- pet
- i
- net
- bed
- ten
- web
- lip
- leg
- bin
- hit
- g
- zip
- b
- web
- lip
- jig
- pin
- fit
- lid
- dip
- p
- kit
- gem
- den
- tip
- sit
- six
- e
- pen
- e
- rip
- zip
- set
- bed
- bed
- tip
- fed
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