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 “bed”? (a) bed (b) ten (c) red
- 2.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) w
- 3.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) zip (c) lip
- 4.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) kit (c) lit
- 5.Change the “g” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) dip (c) dig
- 6.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 7.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) map (c) cup
- 8.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 9.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 10.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) j
- 11.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) tan (c) men
- 12.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) f
- 13.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) bin (c) van
- 14.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 15.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) w (c) l
- 16.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 17.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) s (c) l
- 18.🥅 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) rat (c) net
- 19.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 20.👄 Which word is this? (a) six (b) lip (c) tap
- 21.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) ten
- 22.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 23.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) hen
- 24.Change the “k” in “kid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) rid (c) rip
- 25.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) gem (c) pen
- 26.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 27.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) ten (c) hen
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) tin (c) win
- 29.Change the “p” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) pet (c) let
- 30.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) kit (c) bit
- 31.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) f
- 32.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) pin (c) six
- 33.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 34.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) hip (c) lip
- 35.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) m
- 36.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 37.Which word is “leg”? (a) lip (b) leg (c) net
- 38.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) led (c) wed
- 39.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
- 40.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
Answer key
- bed
- w
- lip
- sit
- dip
- e
- zip
- e
- i
- b
- ten
- t
- bin
- e
- l
- e
- s
- net
- e
- lip
- pen
- i
- bed
- rid
- red
- ten
- hen
- win
- net
- kit
- r
- six
- hen
- dip
- h
- e
- leg
- led
- pin
- e
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