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.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) j (c) z
- 2.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) ten
- 3.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) ham (c) hem
- 4.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bed (c) hen
- 5.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) wed (c) wet
- 6.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) f
- 7.Change the “p” in “pen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) hen
- 8.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 9.Change the “s” in “set” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) jet (c) wet
- 10.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) run (c) zip
- 11.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) get (c) jet
- 12.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) net (c) pen
- 13.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 14.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 15.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) led (c) wed
- 16.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) red (c) bed
- 17.Change the “n” in “net” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) vet (c) wet
- 18.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) l (c) n
- 19.🦵 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) dog (c) leg
- 20.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 21.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 22.Which word is “web”? (a) gem (b) pen (c) web
- 23.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) r
- 24.Change the “f” in “fig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) dig (c) fig
- 25.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) t
- 26.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 27.Change the “b” in “bed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) bed (c) wed
- 28.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) bit (c) pit
- 29.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) lip
- 30.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 31.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) bin (c) box
- 32.💎 Which word is this? (a) web (b) red (c) gem
- 33.Which word is “pig”? (a) hug (b) pin (c) pig
- 34.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) hen (c) nut
- 35.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 36.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) den (c) hen
- 37.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) led (c) kid
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pig (c) peg
- 39.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pan
- 40.Change the “h” in “hit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) fit (c) fig
Answer key
- z
- pen
- hem
- bed
- wet
- s
- men
- w
- wet
- bin
- get
- pet
- ten
- i
- fed
- red
- wet
- l
- leg
- ten
- i
- web
- p
- dig
- t
- pen
- led
- fit
- zip
- e
- bin
- gem
- pig
- net
- i
- men
- lid
- peg
- pin
- fit
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