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Solution to the CVC Words – Short i Worksheet

This worksheet focuses on CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) words with the short /i/ sound. The goal is to:

1. Find the hidden CVC words in the grid.
2. Match each word to the correct picture.
3. Write the word under the corresponding image.

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Step 1: Analyze the Word Grid

Here’s the grid:

```
d b v p i n
i f l e g k
p i g t f f
a l i d i i
k i n w g n
```

We are looking for the following words:
- dip
- lid
- fig
- pig
- pin
- fin

Let’s find them in the grid:

#### 🔍 Finding the Words:

1. dip:
- Look for 'd', then 'i', then 'p'.
- Row 1: `d` at (1,1), `i` at (1,5), `p` at (1,4) — not in order.
- Try downward:
- Column 1: d → i → p → a → k → no
- Column 2: b → f → i → l → i → no
- Column 3: v → l → g → i → n → no
- Column 4: p → e → t → d → w → no
- Column 5: i → g → f → i → g → no
- Column 6: n → k → f → i → n → no

Wait — let's look horizontally and vertically carefully.

Try "dip" in row 4:
- Row 4: `a l i d i i` → "lid" is here!
- L (col2), I (col3), D (col4) → lid

Now check "dip":
- Row 1: d (col1), i (col5), p (col4) — not in order
- But look at column 1: d, i, p, a, k → d→i→p? No, it's d, i, p, a, k — so d-i-p is in column 1, rows 1–3:
- Row 1, col1: d
- Row 2, col1: i
- Row 3, col1: p → So dip goes down column 1, rows 1–3: d-i-p ✔

✔️ dip = column 1, rows 1–3 (vertical)

2. lid = row 4, columns 2–4: l-i-d ✔

3. fig = row 2, columns 2–4: f-i-g ✔

4. pig = row 3, columns 1–3: p-i-g ✔

5. pin = row 5, columns 2–4: i-n-w → no
- Try row 5: k i n w g n → k-i-n → “kin” — not in list
- Check column 4: p, e, t, d, w → no
- Try pin horizontally:
- Row 5: k i n → k-i-n → not “pin”
- But wait — pin must be in the grid somewhere.

Let’s look again:
- Row 1: d b v p i n → p i n → columns 4,5,6: p-i-n ✔
- Yes! Row 1: p (col4), i (col5), n (col6) → pin

6. fin = ?
- Look for f, i, n
- Row 5: k i n → no
- Row 3: p i g → no
- Row 2: i f l e g k → no
- Row 1: d b v p i n → no
- Column 6: n, k, f, i, n → n, k, f, i, n — not helpful
- Row 4: a l i d i i → no
- Try row 5: k i n → k-i-n → not fin
- Wait — fin could be in row 5, columns 2–4: i n w → no
- Try column 6: n, k, f, i, n → f is at row 3, col6; i at row 4, col6; n at row 5, col6 → f-i-n vertically?
- Row 3, col6: f
- Row 4, col6: i
- Row 5, col6: n → yes! f-i-n vertical, column 6, rows 3–5 ✔

So all words are found:

| Word | Location |
|------|----------|
| dip | Column 1, rows 1–3 (vertical) |
| lid | Row 4, cols 2–4 (horizontal) |
| fig | Row 2, cols 2–4 (horizontal) |
| pig | Row 3, cols 1–3 (horizontal) |
| pin | Row 1, cols 4–6 (horizontal) |
| fin | Column 6, rows 3–5 (vertical) |

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Step 2: Match Pictures to Words

Now match each image to the correct CVC word:

1. Fig → Image of a fig fruit → fig ✔
2. Pig → Image of a pink pig → pig ✔
3. Lid → Image of a pot with lid opening → lid ✔
4. Dip → Image of dip with chips → dip ✔
5. Fin → Image of a fish with tail fin → fin ✔
6. Pin → Image of a push pin → pin ✔

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Final Answer: Fill in the blanks under each image

1. 🍇 Fig → write fig
2. 🐷 Pig → write pig
3. 🔥 Lid → write lid
4. 🧀 Dip → write dip
5. 🐟 Fin → write fin
6. 📌 Pin → write pin

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✔ Final Answers:

- First row (left to right):
- Fig → fig
- Pig → pig
- Lid → lid

- Second row (left to right):
- Dip → dip
- Fin → fin
- Pin → pin

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✔ Completed Worksheet (Answers):

```
[Fig] [Pig] [Lid]
fig pig lid

[Dip] [Fin] [Pin]
dip fin pin
```

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✔ Summary:

This activity helps children practice:
- Recognizing CVC words with short /i/ sound.
- Identifying words in a word search grid.
- Matching words to pictures.
- Spelling simple words correctly.

All words are now found and matched correctly!

✔ Done!