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.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 2.Change the “n” in “pen” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) peg (c) leg
- 3.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) bed (c) bug
- 4.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) p
- 5.Change the “g” in “pig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pig
- 6.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) leg (c) pin
- 7.💎 Which word is this? (a) net (b) gem (c) red
- 8.Which word is “net”? (a) bed (b) net (c) dot
- 9.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) l
- 10.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) f
- 11.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 12.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) h
- 13.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) pin
- 14.Change the “n” in “fin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) fit (c) lit
- 15.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 16.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) pen (c) web
- 17.Change the “h” in “hit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) sit (c) kit
- 18.Change the “r” in “red” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) fed (c) led
- 19.Which word is “leg”? (a) hug (b) leg (c) hen
- 20.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 21.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) leg (c) rat
- 22.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 23.Change the “n” in “bin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) big (c) bin
- 24.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) zip (c) lip
- 25.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) l (c) n
- 26.🦵 Which word is this? (a) web (b) leg (c) red
- 27.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) f
- 28.Change the “r” in “red” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) red (c) fed
- 29.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) h
- 30.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 31.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) l
- 32.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pin
- 33.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) n (c) m
- 34.🤐 Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) cap
- 35.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 36.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) rip (c) zip
- 37.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) leg (c) gem
- 38.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 39.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) gem (c) box
- 40.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) bin
Answer key
- e
- peg
- bed
- b
- pin
- lip
- gem
- net
- l
- s
- e
- h
- pin
- fit
- i
- web
- sit
- fed
- leg
- ten
- red
- e
- big
- bin
- t
- leg
- p
- wed
- z
- ten
- r
- pen
- n
- zip
- e
- zip
- gem
- e
- bed
- bin
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