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) b (b) r (c) c
- 2.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 3.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 4.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 5.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) zip (c) tip
- 6.Which word is “web”? (a) red (b) web (c) hen
- 7.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) wed (c) fed
- 8.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) ten (c) bed
- 9.Change the “d” in “dip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) zip (c) dip
- 10.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) h (c) j
- 11.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 12.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) w
- 13.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) r (c) m
- 14.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) d
- 15.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 16.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) hen
- 17.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) kit (c) kid
- 18.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) h (c) d
- 19.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) p
- 20.Change the “g” in “get” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) set (c) vet
- 21.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) j
- 22.Which word is “leg”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) web
- 23.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) z
- 24.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) men (b) pen (c) yes
- 25.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 26.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 27.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) hen (c) pen
- 28.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) lip (c) hen
- 29.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) hit (c) kit
- 30.Change the “n” in “net” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) jet (c) net
- 31.Which word is “red”? (a) ten (b) red (c) bed
- 32.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) bed (c) let
- 33.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 34.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 35.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 36.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cap (c) zip
- 37.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) r
- 38.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) hen
- 39.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 40.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) six (c) box
Answer key
- r
- e
- ten
- pen
- dip
- web
- wed
- bed
- rip
- z
- i
- n
- w
- b
- e
- bin
- kid
- g
- p
- vet
- h
- leg
- t
- yes
- e
- hen
- red
- leg
- kit
- jet
- red
- led
- i
- e
- mix
- zip
- l
- pen
- e
- six
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