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 d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) b
- 2.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) kit (c) pit
- 3.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) s
- 4.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) wed (c) let
- 5.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) rip (c) tip
- 6.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 7.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 8.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rod (c) kid
- 9.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) web (c) gem
- 10.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 11.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) h
- 12.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) h
- 13.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) cat (c) pen
- 14.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) net (c) red
- 15.Change the “t” in “tip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) zip (c) tip
- 16.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) fed (c) wed
- 17.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) six (c) pig
- 18.Change the “z” in “zip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) hip (c) zip
- 19.Change the “w” in “wet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) pet (c) jet
- 20.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 21.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) let (c) lid
- 22.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 23.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) win (c) bin
- 24.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) w
- 25.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) g
- 26.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 27.Change the “l” in “lit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) bit (c) pit
- 28.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) n (c) s
- 29.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) wet (c) pet
- 30.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 31.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 32.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) vet (c) let
- 33.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 34.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 35.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) p
- 36.Which word is “pig”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pig
- 37.Change the “l” in “leg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) peg (c) leg
- 38.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fig (c) dig
- 39.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) fit (c) sit
- 40.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
Answer key
- b
- kit
- r
- wet
- tip
- i
- e
- rid
- gem
- e
- h
- l
- net
- gem
- zip
- wed
- six
- rip
- jet
- hen
- lit
- i
- win
- w
- p
- hen
- pit
- s
- pet
- ten
- pen
- vet
- e
- e
- g
- pig
- peg
- fig
- sit
- e
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