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.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 2.Change the “j” in “jet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) let (c) jet
- 3.Change the “l” in “lip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) hip (c) lip
- 4.🐷 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) pig (c) pin
- 5.Change the “n” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hen (c) hum
- 6.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) b
- 7.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) wig (c) pig
- 9.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 10.Change the “t” in “get” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hem (c) get
- 11.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) hen (c) man
- 12.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) web (c) ten
- 13.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 14.Change the “d” in “lid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) zip (c) lid
- 15.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) pet (c) yes
- 16.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) red (c) led
- 17.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) pen (c) den
- 18.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) vet (c) sit
- 19.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 20.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) pig (c) lip
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pan
- 22.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) wet (c) bed
- 23.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bin (c) bus
- 24.Change the “l” in “led” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) fed (c) red
- 25.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pan
- 26.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) p
- 27.Which word is “bed”? (a) bus (b) box (c) bed
- 28.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) b
- 29.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) net (c) let
- 30.Which word is “zip”? (a) cap (b) zip (c) six
- 31.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) f
- 32.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 33.Change the “s” in “set” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) wet (c) set
- 34.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hen (c) ten
- 35.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 36.Which word is “bin”? (a) ten (b) run (c) bin
- 37.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) m (c) r
- 38.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) s
- 39.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) pig (c) bin
- 40.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) z
Answer key
- hen
- let
- tip
- pig
- hem
- t
- pen
- pig
- ten
- gem
- men
- web
- i
- lip
- yes
- fed
- den
- set
- i
- lip
- pin
- wed
- bin
- fed
- pin
- g
- bed
- b
- net
- zip
- z
- pen
- wet
- hen
- ten
- bin
- r
- b
- six
- h
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