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.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 2.Change the “f” in “fed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) fed (c) wed
- 3.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 4.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) z
- 5.Which word is “bin”? (a) pen (b) bin (c) bus
- 6.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 7.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) p
- 8.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) j
- 9.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) tip (c) hip
- 10.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bit (c) wig
- 11.Which word is “web”? (a) ten (b) web (c) red
- 12.Change the “d” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) pin (c) pig
- 13.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) lip (c) tip
- 14.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) tap (c) cup
- 15.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) dig (c) pig
- 16.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) set (c) let
- 17.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hem (c) hen
- 18.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 19.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) kit (c) kid
- 20.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 21.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) pet (c) peg
- 23.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) r
- 24.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) web (c) gem
- 25.Change the “k” in “kid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) kid (c) rid
- 26.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 27.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) s
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) bed (c) wed
- 29.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) den (c) hen
- 30.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) n
- 31.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) map
- 32.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 33.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 34.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) lip (c) sun
- 35.Change the “j” in “jet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) pet (c) set
- 36.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) l (c) p
- 37.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) fin (c) tin
- 38.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) m
- 39.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 40.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) tap (c) pig
Answer key
- e
- wed
- i
- z
- bin
- hen
- p
- n
- tip
- big
- web
- pig
- lip
- zip
- pig
- let
- hen
- e
- kid
- e
- hen
- pet
- b
- gem
- rid
- e
- s
- wed
- hen
- t
- lip
- i
- e
- six
- pet
- l
- fin
- b
- ten
- lip
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