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1) Read the Words Out Loud 🗣️
Words from every short-e family — read each one clearly.
-ed / -en
- bed
- red
- sled
- pen
- hen
- then
- when
- shed
-et / -ell
- get
- pet
- wet
- jet
- bell
- tell
- smell
- spell
-eck / -est
- neck
- check
- deck
- peck
- best
- nest
- rest
- test
5) Read and Draw 🎨
Read, then draw in the big box.
"The red hen left the nest, then the wet pet fell and the bell rang — what a test!"
Draw here ✏️
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2) Fill in the Blank ✏️
Choose from the word bank. Words come from many families!
bedpenpetbellneckbestwetrest
- 1. I sleep in my at night.
- 2. Write your name with this .
- 3. Do not the dog — he is all !
- 4. The school rings at nine.
- 5. I put a scarf on my .
- 6. You are the kid in class!
- 7. Time to after a long day.
3) Sort the Words 📂
Sort: red, get, check, hen, bell, best
4) Build a Sentence ✍️
Words are shuffled. Put them in order.
rednestthelefthenThe
spellbesttheIcan
6) Count the Letters 🔢
Look at each word above. Count the letters and write the number in the box.
- bed
- red
- sled
- get
- pet
- wet
- neck
- check
- deck
Ex.6 letter counts: bed=3, red=3, sled=4, get=3, pet=3, wet=3, neck=4, check=5, deck=4 ·
Ex.4 sample: The red hen left the nest. / I can spell the best.