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 “pig”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) bag
- 2.Which word is “bed”? (a) web (b) bat (c) bed
- 3.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 4.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) zip (c) tap
- 5.Change the “s” in “six” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 6.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 7.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 8.Which word is “red”? (a) net (b) web (c) red
- 9.Change the “p” in “pig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) dig (c) fig
- 10.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) pit (c) hit
- 11.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bin (c) pan
- 12.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 13.💎 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) gem (c) leg
- 14.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) tap (c) pin
- 15.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 16.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) gem (c) vet
- 17.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) men (c) pen
- 18.Which word is “net”? (a) cat (b) net (c) bed
- 19.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 20.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 21.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 22.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) wig (c) dig
- 23.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) pig (c) fig
- 24.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 25.Change the “w” in “wed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) rid (c) red
- 26.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 27.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 28.Change the “m” in “men” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) den (c) men
- 29.Change the “p” in “pet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) set (c) get
- 30.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 31.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) l
- 32.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) leg (c) bat
- 33.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) n
- 34.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pot (c) jet
- 35.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 36.🔴 Which word is this? (a) net (b) red (c) pen
- 37.Change the “t” in “tin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) tin (c) fin
- 38.Change the “b” in “big” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) big (c) fig
- 39.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) kit (c) rid
- 40.Change the “d” in “bed” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) beg (c) peg
Answer key
- pig
- bed
- ten
- lip
- mix
- pen
- i
- red
- fig
- lit
- bin
- e
- gem
- lip
- six
- get
- den
- net
- hen
- ten
- i
- jig
- pig
- e
- red
- e
- hen
- hen
- get
- pen
- s
- bed
- n
- pet
- i
- red
- fin
- fig
- kid
- beg
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