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 n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) t
- 2.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) s
- 3.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) rat (c) net
- 4.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) m
- 5.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 6.Which word is “bed”? (a) ten (b) bed (c) bat
- 7.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 8.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) ten (c) den
- 9.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) run (c) pen
- 10.Change the “m” in “men” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) pen (c) men
- 11.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) gem (c) pen
- 12.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 13.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 14.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) get (c) gem
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) pet (c) set
- 16.Change the “k” in “kit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) bit (c) lit
- 17.🦵 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) log (c) leg
- 18.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) hen (c) web
- 19.Change the “l” in “let” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) wet (c) let
- 20.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hen (c) bin
- 21.Which word is “lip”? (a) pin (b) map (c) lip
- 22.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) g
- 23.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) s
- 24.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) dig (c) pig
- 26.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 27.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) v
- 28.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 29.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) cap
- 30.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 31.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 32.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) wet (c) web
- 33.Change the “f” in “fig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) big (c) fig
- 34.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) gem (c) get
- 35.Change the “n” in “pen” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) pen (c) peg
- 36.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 37.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) pet (c) jet
- 38.Change the “z” in “zip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) tip (c) zip
- 39.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) bin
- 40.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) let (b) led (c) red
Answer key
- t
- p
- net
- b
- pin
- bed
- e
- ten
- red
- pen
- gem
- hen
- e
- gem
- set
- bit
- leg
- web
- wet
- bin
- lip
- g
- s
- e
- pig
- i
- p
- e
- zip
- e
- i
- web
- big
- get
- peg
- ten
- jet
- lip
- pin
- led
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