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.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) leg (c) let
- 2.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) n
- 3.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) ten (c) pen
- 4.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) t
- 5.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 6.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) dip (c) tap
- 7.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) pig
- 8.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) sun (c) pig
- 9.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) j (c) z
- 10.Change the “t” in “tin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) win (c) wig
- 11.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pen (c) leg
- 12.Change the “b” in “beg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) leg (c) beg
- 13.Change the “f” in “fit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) pit (c) lit
- 14.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) hit (c) let
- 15.Which word is “net”? (a) gem (b) rat (c) net
- 16.Change the “d” in “dip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) dip (c) hip
- 17.Which word is “red”? (a) run (b) red (c) ten
- 18.👄 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) six (c) lip
- 19.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 20.🔴 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) bed
- 21.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 22.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) f
- 23.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) hem (c) ham
- 24.Which word is “zip”? (a) lip (b) zip (c) bin
- 25.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) kid (c) rid
- 26.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 27.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lid (c) lip
- 28.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 29.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) map
- 30.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fin (c) tin
- 31.Change the “p” in “peg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) led (c) peg
- 32.Change the “h” in “hip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rip (c) rid
- 33.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) pen (c) web
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) peg (c) led
- 35.Change the “s” in “sit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) fit (c) sit
- 36.Change the “n” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) tap (c) tip
- 37.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) w
- 38.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 39.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) set (c) vet
- 40.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
Answer key
- led
- n
- gem
- t
- pen
- tip
- pig
- six
- z
- win
- peg
- peg
- lit
- lit
- net
- hip
- red
- lip
- i
- red
- i
- b
- hem
- zip
- rid
- e
- lid
- ten
- lip
- fin
- leg
- rip
- web
- leg
- fit
- tip
- w
- e
- set
- ten
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