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 “web”? (a) ten (b) web (c) red
- 2.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 3.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) big (b) win (c) bin
- 4.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) pin
- 5.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 6.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) b
- 7.Change the “l” in “lit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) fit (c) pit
- 8.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pig
- 9.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) p (c) j
- 10.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) kit (c) pit
- 11.Change the “t” in “ten” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) ten
- 12.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) bin (c) big
- 13.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 14.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) t
- 15.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) w
- 16.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) can (c) pen
- 17.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 18.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) win (b) fig (c) wig
- 19.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 20.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) get (c) vet
- 21.Which word is “net”? (a) bat (b) rat (c) net
- 22.🤐 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pin (c) zip
- 23.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) leg (c) beg
- 24.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) pen (c) pin
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bit (c) fig
- 26.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) wig (c) jig
- 27.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) ten
- 28.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hem (c) gum
- 29.👄 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) map (c) lip
- 30.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) den (c) hen
- 31.Which word is “leg”? (a) bag (b) pen (c) leg
- 32.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 33.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bat (c) gem
- 34.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) hen (c) leg
- 35.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 36.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) n (c) d
- 37.Change the “b” in “bed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) led (c) bed
- 38.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) z (c) r
- 39.Change the “p” in “hip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) fit (c) hit
- 40.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) wet (c) get
Answer key
- web
- e
- bin
- six
- pin
- h
- fit
- pin
- p
- kit
- men
- bit
- pen
- t
- w
- bin
- i
- wig
- e
- set
- net
- zip
- leg
- pin
- big
- jig
- pen
- gem
- lip
- hen
- leg
- i
- bed
- red
- e
- l
- led
- z
- hit
- wet
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