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 d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) b
- 2.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) gem (c) gum
- 3.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) red (c) pen
- 4.Change the “n” in “net” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) web (c) wet
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) fig (c) pig
- 6.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) leg (c) gem
- 7.Which word is “pig”? (a) pan (b) hug (c) pig
- 8.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) yes (c) let
- 9.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 10.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) web (c) pen
- 11.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) bed (c) red
- 12.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 13.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) rip (c) rid
- 14.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 15.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 16.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) pin
- 17.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) get (b) hem (c) gem
- 18.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 19.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 20.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) den (c) men
- 21.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) j
- 22.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 23.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) bed
- 24.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) net (c) wet
- 25.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) c
- 26.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bug (c) gem
- 27.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) n (c) r
- 28.Change the “d” in “den” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) den (c) pen
- 29.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) red (c) gem
- 30.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) l (c) w
- 31.Change the “g” in “get” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) jet (c) get
- 32.Which word is “bed”? (a) box (b) bug (c) bed
- 33.Change the “j” in “jig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) dig (c) fig
- 34.Which word is “net”? (a) pen (b) net (c) dot
- 35.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) w
- 36.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 37.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) red (c) rid
- 38.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 39.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hat (c) hit
Answer key
- r
- gem
- web
- wet
- pig
- gem
- pig
- yes
- ten
- web
- red
- e
- rip
- e
- e
- bin
- gem
- i
- e
- den
- p
- pin
- bed
- wet
- z
- leg
- n
- men
- red
- g
- jet
- bed
- fig
- net
- w
- e
- rid
- pen
- hen
- hit
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