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) bed (b) hen (c) box
- 2.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 3.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fig (c) big
- 5.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 6.Which word is “web”? (a) red (b) web (c) ten
- 7.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) den (c) pen
- 8.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) van (b) bin (c) bat
- 9.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 10.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) r
- 11.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) vet (c) get
- 12.Change the “g” in “fig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) win (c) fin
- 13.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 14.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 15.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) wet (c) jet
- 16.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) lid (c) bit
- 17.Change the “t” in “tin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) fin (c) tin
- 18.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pen (c) dog
- 19.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 20.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) let (c) set
- 21.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rip (c) zip
- 22.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 23.Change the “x” in “fix” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) fix (c) sit
- 24.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) let (b) leg (c) led
- 25.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) web
- 26.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 27.Change the “s” in “sit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) lit (c) lid
- 28.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) t
- 29.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) bed (c) red
- 30.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) pig (c) pit
- 31.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) gem
- 32.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) hen
- 33.Change the “p” in “peg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) peg (c) led
- 34.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 35.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) m
- 36.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) ten (c) tin
- 37.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) zip (c) lip
- 38.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) kid (c) lid
- 39.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) tin (c) win
- 40.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) l
Answer key
- bed
- i
- e
- fig
- i
- web
- pen
- bin
- i
- r
- jet
- fin
- e
- ten
- wet
- lit
- fin
- pig
- hen
- set
- rip
- e
- fit
- led
- web
- e
- lit
- g
- red
- pit
- gem
- hen
- leg
- e
- p
- ten
- zip
- kid
- win
- l
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