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.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 2.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 3.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) men
- 5.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 6.Change the “t” in “let” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) leg (c) led
- 7.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) tip (c) hip
- 8.Change the “g” in “get” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) set (c) get
- 9.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) leg (c) pig
- 10.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) big (c) jig
- 11.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) v (c) z
- 12.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 13.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 14.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) pin (c) bin
- 15.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) s
- 16.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 17.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 18.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 19.Change the “p” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) fin (c) tin
- 20.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) l
- 21.Which word is “bed”? (a) gem (b) bag (c) bed
- 22.Which word is “web”? (a) gem (b) web (c) bed
- 23.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 24.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) jet (c) vet
- 25.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) peg (c) leg
- 26.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) wed (c) wet
- 27.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 28.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) men (c) den
- 29.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hem (c) ham
- 30.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) net (c) red
- 31.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) bed (c) bus
- 32.Change the “d” in “dig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) dig (c) jig
- 33.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) t (c) c
- 34.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) s
- 35.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 36.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) pin
- 37.💎 Which word is this? (a) net (b) gem (c) pen
- 38.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bed (c) web
- 39.Change the “g” in “fig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fun (c) fin
- 40.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) w
Answer key
- e
- e
- hen
- hen
- ten
- leg
- hip
- jet
- leg
- jig
- r
- i
- e
- lip
- l
- hen
- pin
- i
- tin
- p
- bed
- web
- i
- vet
- leg
- wet
- i
- men
- hem
- red
- bed
- big
- t
- s
- i
- zip
- gem
- web
- fin
- z
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