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) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 2.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) hen (c) red
- 3.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 4.Which word is “gem”? (a) red (b) gem (c) pen
- 5.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 6.Change the “g” in “peg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) get (c) pet
- 7.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) r
- 8.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
- 9.Which word is “pig”? (a) pen (b) six (c) pig
- 10.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) c
- 11.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 12.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) rat (c) gem
- 13.Change the “d” in “dig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) jig (c) fig
- 14.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) hen (c) bed
- 15.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) den (c) hen
- 16.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) kid (c) pit
- 17.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) j (c) p
- 18.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) rid (c) kid
- 19.Change the “v” in “vet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) vet (c) leg
- 20.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) j
- 21.Which word is “bin”? (a) bat (b) van (c) bin
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) wed (c) red
- 23.Which word is “zip”? (a) bin (b) zip (c) pin
- 24.Change the “d” in “dip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) dip (c) lip
- 25.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) bud (c) led
- 27.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 28.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) n
- 29.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) get (c) pet
- 30.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 31.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) b (c) l
- 32.Change the “b” in “bit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) bit (c) kit
- 33.Which word is “red”? (a) web (b) red (c) gem
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) log (c) let
- 35.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) pin
- 36.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 37.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) dip (c) dig
- 38.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 39.Change the “v” in “vet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) net (c) vet
- 40.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) vet (c) net
Answer key
- ten
- bed
- e
- gem
- e
- pet
- s
- pen
- pig
- w
- e
- red
- jig
- net
- men
- kit
- p
- kid
- let
- r
- bin
- red
- zip
- lip
- hen
- bed
- e
- n
- pet
- ten
- l
- kit
- red
- leg
- pin
- hen
- dip
- i
- pet
- net
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