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