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) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 2.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) w
- 3.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) n
- 4.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 5.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) s
- 6.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) fit (c) bit
- 7.Change the “k” in “kit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fit (c) kit
- 8.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) zip
- 9.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 10.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pig (c) dig
- 11.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) lip (c) dip
- 13.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) fig (c) dig
- 14.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) f
- 15.Which word is “six”? (a) box (b) pig (c) six
- 16.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) six (c) zip
- 17.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) lit (c) six
- 18.Change the “d” in “dip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) zip (c) dip
- 19.Which word is “red”? (a) leg (b) red (c) pen
- 20.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) box (c) six
- 21.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) g
- 22.Change the “f” in “fit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) pit (c) pig
- 23.🦵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) pen (c) leg
- 24.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 25.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) web (c) bat
- 26.Change the “t” in “tin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) fin (c) win
- 27.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) leg (c) box
- 28.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) m (c) n
- 29.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) w
- 30.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 31.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) pan
- 32.Change the “p” in “pit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) hit (c) hat
- 33.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 34.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 35.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 36.Change the “b” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) tip (c) bin
- 37.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) den (c) men
- 38.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) r
- 39.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) fed (c) red
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bit (c) bin
Answer key
- ten
- w
- b
- pen
- s
- fit
- fit
- lip
- i
- pig
- e
- hip
- dig
- p
- six
- zip
- sit
- zip
- red
- six
- g
- pit
- leg
- ten
- bed
- win
- bed
- n
- p
- e
- pig
- hit
- i
- e
- hen
- tin
- den
- r
- bed
- bin
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