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 “leg”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) pen
- 2.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 3.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) ten
- 4.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 5.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) tan (c) hen
- 6.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) g (c) v
- 7.Change the “n” in “win” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) big (c) win
- 8.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 9.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) six (c) bin
- 10.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) pin
- 11.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) j
- 12.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 13.Change the “p” in “pig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) big (c) pig
- 14.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) hen
- 15.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) f
- 16.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) six
- 17.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) d
- 18.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) hip (c) lip
- 19.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 20.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 21.Change the “d” in “lid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) lip (c) dip
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) tip (c) rip
- 23.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) dig (c) fig
- 24.Which word is “bed”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) leg
- 25.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 26.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 27.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) beg (c) led
- 28.Change the “z” in “zip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) zip (c) lap
- 29.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) set (c) pet
- 30.Change the “g” in “big” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bin (c) bit
- 31.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) s (c) d
- 32.Change the “p” in “lip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) led (c) lip
- 33.📌 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pan
- 34.Change the “t” in “tip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) tip
- 35.Which word is “lip”? (a) tap (b) log (c) lip
- 36.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 37.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) let (c) jet
- 38.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) bed (c) gem
- 39.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 40.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
Answer key
- leg
- e
- pen
- ten
- ten
- t
- wig
- i
- six
- pig
- p
- i
- big
- den
- b
- bin
- b
- lip
- ten
- i
- lip
- rip
- dig
- bed
- hen
- pen
- leg
- lip
- set
- bit
- s
- lid
- pin
- zip
- lip
- hen
- let
- gem
- den
- e
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