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.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) r (c) j
- 2.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 3.🔴 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) red
- 4.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) bin (c) fox
- 5.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) pet (c) hen
- 6.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pen
- 7.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pen (c) hen
- 8.Change the “b” in “bed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) rod (c) bed
- 9.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) r
- 10.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bin (c) can
- 11.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) jet (c) set
- 12.Change the “n” in “win” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) big (c) win
- 13.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) six (c) sit
- 14.Which word is “zip”? (a) pin (b) zip (c) cap
- 15.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 16.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bin (c) pig
- 17.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dog (c) big
- 18.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 19.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) b
- 20.Change the “b” in “bit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) sit (c) kit
- 21.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) log (c) bin
- 22.Change the “h” in “hit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) lit (c) bit
- 23.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 24.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) p
- 25.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) web (c) gem
- 26.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) t
- 27.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) let (c) get
- 28.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) rid (c) kid
- 29.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 30.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 31.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 32.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) d
- 33.Which word is “web”? (a) tub (b) web (c) ten
- 34.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) sit (c) mix
- 35.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) w
- 36.Which word is “pig”? (a) hug (b) pig (c) bin
- 37.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) v (c) l
- 38.Change the “w” in “wed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bud (c) wed
- 39.Change the “n” in “fin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) fit (c) fin
- 40.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pen
Answer key
- b
- ten
- red
- six
- pen
- pen
- pen
- red
- b
- bin
- jet
- wig
- sit
- zip
- ten
- pig
- dig
- e
- l
- sit
- lip
- bit
- e
- n
- web
- t
- vet
- kid
- i
- i
- hen
- p
- web
- six
- w
- pig
- l
- bed
- fit
- pin
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