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 “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) men (c) ten
- 2.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) p
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) hip (c) hop
- 4.Change the “l” in “leg” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) leg (c) peg
- 5.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) hen (c) pen
- 6.Change the “l” in “let” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) pet (c) set
- 7.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pig (c) zip
- 8.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) j (c) r
- 9.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 10.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) r (c) g
- 11.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) dip (c) zip
- 12.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) bit (c) sit
- 13.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) t
- 14.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 15.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) ten
- 16.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 17.Change the “l” in “lip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) lip (c) rid
- 18.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) net (c) pen
- 19.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 20.Which word is “bed”? (a) net (b) bin (c) bed
- 21.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) tip (c) zip
- 22.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 23.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) w
- 24.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 25.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) yes (c) ten
- 26.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) dip (c) rid
- 27.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wag (b) wig (c) pig
- 29.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 30.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) jet (c) wet
- 31.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) map (c) zip
- 32.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) pig (c) sun
- 33.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) bed (c) gem
- 34.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 35.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 36.Which word is “zip”? (a) lip (b) zip (c) six
- 37.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pan (c) pin
- 38.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 39.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) web (b) wet (c) wed
- 40.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
Answer key
- men
- p
- hip
- beg
- pen
- set
- six
- z
- ten
- g
- zip
- sit
- t
- e
- leg
- e
- rip
- net
- e
- bed
- tip
- i
- w
- e
- yes
- rip
- e
- wig
- e
- jet
- lip
- six
- gem
- hen
- ten
- zip
- pin
- i
- web
- e
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