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.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) j (c) n
- 2.Change the “b” in “bit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) hit (c) bit
- 3.Change the “m” in “men” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) men
- 4.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) gem (c) bed
- 5.Change the “r” in “red” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) wed (c) bed
- 6.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) web (c) leg
- 7.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) men
- 8.Change the “l” in “let” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) set (c) let
- 9.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) gem (c) ten
- 10.👄 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) lip (c) cap
- 11.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 12.🥅 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) dot (c) net
- 13.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 14.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) bin
- 15.Change the “g” in “get” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) get (c) pet
- 16.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) hen (c) pen
- 17.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 18.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bin (c) pan
- 19.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 20.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) bin
- 21.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) box (c) zip
- 22.Change the “g” in “big” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) sit (c) big
- 23.Change the “d” in “den” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) man (b) den (c) men
- 24.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) pen (c) hen
- 25.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) b
- 26.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 27.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) zip
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) win (c) fig
- 29.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 30.Which word is “bin”? (a) van (b) pan (c) bin
- 31.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) v (c) h
- 32.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 33.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) pin (c) tin
- 34.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 35.Change the “t” in “pit” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) tin (c) pin
- 36.Change the “h” in “hit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) kit (c) hit
- 37.🦵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) red
- 38.Which word is “web”? (a) red (b) pen (c) web
- 39.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) p (c) v
- 40.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) pen (c) bus
Answer key
- l
- hit
- hen
- gem
- wed
- web
- men
- set
- red
- lip
- e
- net
- e
- pin
- pet
- hen
- w
- bin
- e
- pin
- six
- bit
- men
- pen
- b
- e
- zip
- wig
- i
- bin
- g
- ten
- fin
- pen
- pin
- kit
- leg
- web
- p
- bed
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