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) h (b) b (c) v
- 2.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 3.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) bed (c) red
- 4.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) lip (c) lid
- 5.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 6.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) l
- 7.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) net (c) bed
- 8.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) leg (c) gem
- 9.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) zip (c) pin
- 10.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 11.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) set (c) pit
- 12.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) bed (c) gem
- 13.🔴 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) red
- 14.🥅 Which word is this? (a) web (b) net (c) cat
- 15.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) l
- 16.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) fed
- 17.Change the “g” in “get” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) jet (c) pet
- 18.Change the “h” in “hen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) hen (c) ten
- 19.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) r
- 20.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) win (c) bin
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) pen (c) ten
- 22.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pan
- 23.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 24.Change the “x” in “fix” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fix (c) fit
- 25.Change the “g” in “get” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) get (c) net
- 26.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) b
- 27.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) leg (c) lip
- 28.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) g
- 29.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) tin (c) bin
- 30.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 31.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) n (c) d
- 32.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 33.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) fed (c) led
- 34.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) l
- 35.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) jig (c) wig
- 36.Change the “m” in “mix” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) fin
- 37.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) men (c) pen
- 38.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 39.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 40.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) set (c) let
Answer key
- h
- e
- red
- lid
- e
- p
- bed
- net
- zip
- ten
- pet
- gem
- red
- net
- l
- red
- pet
- ten
- t
- win
- ten
- pen
- i
- fit
- jet
- b
- pig
- p
- tin
- e
- n
- i
- fed
- b
- big
- fix
- pen
- e
- ten
- set
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