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 “red”? (a) pen (b) red (c) leg
- 2.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) map (c) zip
- 3.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 4.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 5.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) ten (c) gem
- 6.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) s
- 7.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) hen
- 8.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) lip (c) zip
- 9.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 10.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 11.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 12.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) wet (c) let
- 13.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) c (c) g
- 14.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) z (c) s
- 15.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) ten (c) bed
- 16.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 17.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 18.Change the “b” in “bed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) wed (c) led
- 19.🦵 Which word is this? (a) web (b) lip (c) leg
- 20.Change the “l” in “lit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) bit (c) lit
- 21.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) n
- 22.Change the “h” in “hen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 23.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) web (c) wed
- 24.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) vet (c) wet
- 25.Change the “m” in “men” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) pet (c) men
- 26.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 27.Which word is “pig”? (a) bin (b) pig (c) leg
- 28.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pen
- 29.Which word is “bed”? (a) leg (b) bin (c) bed
- 30.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) bed (c) web
- 31.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) vet (c) pet
- 32.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) pin (c) pan
- 33.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) pen (c) man
- 34.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) can (b) bag (c) bin
- 35.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 36.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) led (c) fed
- 37.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) z
- 38.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) bin (c) win
- 39.Change the “t” in “tin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) fin (c) bin
- 40.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
Answer key
- red
- zip
- e
- ten
- gem
- b
- pen
- zip
- hen
- e
- i
- wet
- g
- s
- bed
- e
- e
- led
- leg
- fit
- l
- ten
- web
- net
- pen
- e
- pig
- pin
- bed
- gem
- vet
- pin
- men
- bin
- ten
- fed
- l
- win
- fin
- e
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