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 m — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) c
- 2.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) h
- 3.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) d
- 4.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 5.Which word is “gem”? (a) bed (b) gem (c) net
- 6.Change the “b” in “bit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) hit (c) sit
- 7.Which word is “web”? (a) pen (b) net (c) web
- 8.Change the “r” in “rid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) kid (c) rid
- 9.💎 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) gem (c) ten
- 10.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pig (c) pin
- 11.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) c
- 12.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) n
- 13.Change the “w” in “wig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) peg (c) wig
- 14.Change the “g” in “leg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) leg (c) get
- 15.Which word is “bed”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) bed
- 16.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rid (c) lid
- 17.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bin (c) pin
- 18.Change the “l” in “let” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) let (c) jet
- 19.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) pet (c) wed
- 20.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 21.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 22.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) sun (c) six
- 23.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 24.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) w (c) d
- 25.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) f
- 26.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) l
- 27.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) run (c) rat
- 28.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 29.Change the “f” in “fed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) wed (c) fed
- 30.Change the “d” in “dip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) dip (c) rip
- 31.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) jet (c) pet
- 32.Change the “z” in “zip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) dig (c) zip
- 33.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) wig (c) jig
- 34.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 35.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) sit (c) six
- 36.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) hop (c) lip
- 37.Change the “l” in “leg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pet (c) leg
- 38.🥅 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) net (c) pen
- 39.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) pet (c) pen
- 40.Change the “p” in “dip” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) dip (c) dig
Answer key
- g
- h
- p
- hen
- gem
- sit
- web
- kid
- gem
- pin
- b
- n
- pig
- let
- bed
- kid
- bin
- set
- wet
- i
- e
- six
- e
- w
- p
- l
- red
- e
- wed
- rip
- jet
- dip
- jig
- i
- six
- hip
- peg
- net
- pet
- dig
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