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.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) z
- 2.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 3.Which word is “web”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) web
- 4.Which word is “lip”? (a) zip (b) lip (c) leg
- 5.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 6.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pen (c) hug
- 7.Change the “n” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pet (c) pit
- 8.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 9.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) red (c) rid
- 10.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) hit (c) lit
- 11.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 12.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pin
- 13.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) p
- 14.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 15.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) f
- 16.Which word is “red”? (a) leg (b) pen (c) red
- 17.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pin (c) pig
- 18.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
- 19.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bin (c) bat
- 20.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) pet (c) let
- 21.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) d
- 22.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) bin (c) pin
- 23.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) g (c) p
- 24.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) g (c) z
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) pig (c) bin
- 26.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 27.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) w
- 28.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) j
- 29.Change the “w” in “win” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) win (c) bin
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) sit (c) bit
- 31.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 32.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) cup
- 33.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) j (c) b
- 34.Change the “p” in “pig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) pig (c) fog
- 35.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) den (c) hen
- 36.Change the “k” in “kit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) fit (c) kit
- 37.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) rat (c) cat
- 38.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) zip (c) dip
- 39.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) red (c) gem
- 40.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pit (c) pet
Answer key
- p
- pin
- web
- lip
- e
- pig
- pit
- hen
- red
- lit
- e
- pen
- b
- i
- t
- red
- six
- pen
- bed
- let
- l
- pin
- p
- z
- big
- e
- w
- p
- pin
- sit
- e
- zip
- b
- fig
- den
- fit
- net
- dip
- gem
- pit
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