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.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 2.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 3.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 4.Which word is “leg”? (a) pen (b) log (c) leg
- 5.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) lip
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) rid (c) red
- 7.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 8.Change the “n” in “pen” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) pet (c) peg
- 9.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) v
- 10.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) g
- 11.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) net
- 12.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) pet (c) pat
- 13.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) big (c) beg
- 14.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) bin
- 15.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) sit (c) kit
- 16.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) g (c) f
- 17.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) net (c) jet
- 18.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) leg (c) beg
- 19.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 20.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 21.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) lip
- 22.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 23.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) pig (c) leg
- 24.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) z
- 25.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) web (c) gem
- 26.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) r (c) w
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) let (c) wet
- 28.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) pit (c) pig
- 29.🦵 Which word is this? (a) web (b) leg (c) hug
- 30.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) ten
- 31.Change the “k” in “kid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) rip (c) rid
- 32.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) zip (c) tip
- 33.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bin (c) box
- 34.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) lid (c) kid
- 35.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) hit (c) fix
- 36.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) f
- 37.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) let (c) vet
- 38.Change the “d” in “dig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) wig (c) pig
- 39.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) g
- 40.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) red (c) rat
Answer key
- i
- ten
- hen
- leg
- six
- rid
- ten
- peg
- l
- p
- gem
- pet
- big
- pin
- kit
- g
- net
- leg
- pen
- e
- zip
- pen
- pig
- z
- web
- w
- get
- pig
- leg
- gem
- rid
- tip
- bin
- kid
- fit
- b
- vet
- wig
- t
- red
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