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.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 2.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) pen (c) leg
- 3.Change the “z” in “zip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) hip (c) hit
- 4.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 5.Change the “r” in “rip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) dip
- 6.🥅 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) net (c) web
- 7.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) pen
- 8.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) z
- 9.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) g
- 10.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 11.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 12.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) l
- 13.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) run (b) sun (c) bin
- 14.Which word is “red”? (a) net (b) run (c) red
- 15.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) d
- 16.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) c
- 17.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) gem (c) web
- 18.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) pan (c) pig
- 19.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) w
- 20.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) dip (c) rip
- 21.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) g
- 22.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) pin (c) zip
- 23.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) v
- 24.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 25.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 26.Which word is “bin”? (a) bag (b) pin (c) bin
- 27.Change the “d” in “led” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) leg (c) let
- 28.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 29.Change the “d” in “den” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) men
- 30.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) tan (c) tin
- 31.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) p
- 32.Change the “s” in “six” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) six (c) fit
- 33.Change the “w” in “wet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) wet (c) let
- 34.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) j
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) hit (c) lit
- 36.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 37.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pin
- 38.🤐 Which word is this? (a) six (b) pin (c) zip
- 39.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) den (c) men
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) fed (c) led
Answer key
- hen
- leg
- hip
- e
- zip
- net
- pen
- t
- w
- e
- ten
- r
- bin
- red
- s
- z
- gem
- pig
- b
- rip
- g
- pig
- p
- e
- hen
- bin
- leg
- e
- men
- tin
- p
- fix
- let
- p
- hit
- ten
- pen
- zip
- den
- fed
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