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) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 2.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) n
- 3.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) j
- 4.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fit (c) fig
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) pen
- 6.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fox (c) fix
- 7.Which word is “bed”? (a) box (b) web (c) bed
- 8.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 9.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) red (c) fed
- 10.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) b
- 11.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 12.Change the “d” in “dip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) dip (c) tip
- 13.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) jet (c) set
- 14.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) six (b) bin (c) box
- 15.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) p
- 16.Which word is “leg”? (a) hug (b) net (c) leg
- 17.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) fox
- 18.Which word is “net”? (a) nut (b) bat (c) net
- 19.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) pig (c) pin
- 20.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pen (c) pin
- 21.Which word is “bin”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) bin
- 22.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) six (c) bin
- 23.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) ten
- 24.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) dip (c) lip
- 25.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 26.🔴 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) rat (c) red
- 27.Change the “l” in “lip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) zip (c) dip
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) web (c) set
- 29.Change the “t” in “tip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) tip (c) rip
- 30.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) lip (c) lid
- 32.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) pen (c) leg
- 33.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 34.Which word is “red”? (a) net (b) pen (c) red
- 35.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) p (c) c
- 36.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) zip (c) tin
- 37.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) man (c) pen
- 38.Which word is “lip”? (a) cap (b) six (c) lip
- 39.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) wet (c) pen
- 40.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
Answer key
- hen
- p
- g
- fit
- pen
- fix
- bed
- e
- red
- b
- ten
- tip
- jet
- bin
- z
- leg
- six
- net
- pig
- pin
- bin
- pig
- pen
- hip
- pen
- red
- zip
- wet
- rip
- e
- lid
- leg
- e
- red
- p
- tip
- men
- lip
- pet
- e
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