Short E Words for Kids: Read Bed, Hen and Net (Kindergarten and Grade 1 English)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are learning the short e sound. Short e says eh, like the start of egg. Open your mouth a little and say it with me. Eh, eh, egg!

Let's blend a word. B says buh, e says eh, d says duh. Slide them together. Buh, eh, duh. Bed! The e is stuck in the middle, between two other letters.

Here are more short e words. Hen, like a mother chicken. Net, for catching bugs. Web, like a spider makes. Ten, the number after nine. Listen for eh in the middle of each one.

Some words are in the same family because they end the same way. In the e t family we have pet, jet, wet and vet. Change the first letter and you get a brand new word!

Here is the e n family. Hen, pen, men and ten. And the e d family has bed, red, fed and Ted. Rhyming words like these help you read faster.

Be careful! Short e and short i can sound close. Pen has eh in the middle. Pin has ih in the middle. Say them slowly and feel how your mouth changes. Pen, pin.

Now it's your turn. Which word has the short e sound? Is it bag, leg or dog? Pause and try. It is leg! Luh, eh, guh. Leg has eh right in the middle.

Great job! Short e says eh, like in egg, bed and hen. Word families help you read lots of rhyming words. Practice short e words in the English Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!