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.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 2.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 3.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) six (c) dog
- 4.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) hat (c) hen
- 5.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 6.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 7.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 8.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) fin (c) fit
- 9.Change the “j” in “jig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fix (c) jig
- 10.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 11.Which word is “bed”? (a) box (b) bed (c) bin
- 12.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) net (c) log
- 13.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) zip (c) dip
- 14.Change the “p” in “pit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) bat (c) pit
- 15.Change the “j” in “jig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) wig (c) jig
- 16.Which word is “zip”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) zip
- 17.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) tip (c) rip
- 18.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) ten (c) can
- 19.Which word is “leg”? (a) pen (b) red (c) leg
- 20.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 21.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 22.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) p
- 23.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) l (c) b
- 24.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 25.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) t
- 26.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) b
- 27.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rod (c) kid
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) hip (c) rip
- 29.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 30.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) bin
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) let (c) log
- 32.Which word is “lip”? (a) tap (b) lip (c) log
- 33.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) net (c) wet
- 34.Change the “l” in “led” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) rod (c) red
- 35.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) n
- 36.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 37.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) pig (c) fig
- 38.Which word is “bin”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) bin
- 39.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) hat (c) lit
Answer key
- hen
- e
- pig
- net
- pen
- e
- ten
- fit
- fig
- hen
- bed
- leg
- zip
- bit
- pig
- zip
- tip
- bin
- leg
- i
- e
- p
- b
- e
- r
- h
- rid
- hip
- e
- pin
- leg
- lip
- vet
- red
- n
- hen
- jig
- bin
- i
- hit
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