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.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 2.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) pig (c) hen
- 3.Change the “l” in “lit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) bat (c) lit
- 4.Change the “r” in “rid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lid (c) kid
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) pit (c) fit
- 6.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bed (c) lip
- 7.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) six (c) fix
- 8.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 9.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) w
- 10.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) n (c) j
- 11.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) g
- 12.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 13.Change the “j” in “jet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) wet (c) jet
- 14.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) set (c) jet
- 15.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) t
- 16.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 17.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) man (b) men (c) hen
- 18.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) cup (c) lip
- 19.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 20.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) wet (c) wed
- 21.Change the “w” in “wed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) wed (c) fed
- 22.Which word is “bed”? (a) web (b) hen (c) bed
- 23.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) m
- 24.Which word is “red”? (a) web (b) red (c) ten
- 25.🤐 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) zip (c) pin
- 26.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) fig (c) jig
- 27.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 28.💎 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) red (c) gem
- 29.Change the “n” in “bin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) big (c) bin
- 30.Which word is “pig”? (a) log (b) bin (c) pig
- 31.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 32.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 33.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) bed
- 34.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) tap (c) zip
- 35.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) nut (c) leg
- 36.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) dog
- 37.Change the “d” in “dig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) fig (c) dig
- 38.Change the “b” in “bed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) red (c) bed
- 39.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 40.Change the “t” in “ten” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) ten (c) pen
Answer key
- e
- leg
- bit
- kid
- pit
- bin
- mix
- i
- p
- n
- s
- i
- get
- set
- t
- i
- men
- lip
- i
- wet
- fed
- bed
- h
- red
- zip
- jig
- ten
- gem
- big
- pig
- pen
- r
- bed
- zip
- net
- leg
- fig
- red
- e
- pen
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