Spelling Short E Worksheet
The Spelling Short E Worksheet has 1st grade students say six picture names and write the three letters in each short e word. An answer key is included to make checking fast.
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Short e is the sound in the middle of words like bed and hen, and it is one of the trickiest short vowels for young readers to hear. This Spelling Short E Worksheet helps first graders stretch out simple three-letter words, listen for every sound, and write the letters in order.
Students look at six picture cards: a bed, a hen, a web, a pen, a leg, and a net. They say each picture name out loud, then write the three letters that spell the word on the three lines under the picture. Because children write the whole word, they practice beginning sounds, the short e vowel, and ending sounds all at once. Use it in a phonics center, for small-group intervention, as morning work, or as a quick spelling check.
What’s Included
- One printable 1st grade short vowel worksheet (PDF)
- Six picture cards with short e CVC words to spell
- Three writing lines under every picture, one for each sound
- A complete answer key
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
- Segmenting each word into three sounds builds strong phonemic awareness.
- Writing the vowel every time helps children tell short e apart from short i and short a.
- Clear, friendly pictures let early readers work on their own with confidence.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before the Spelling Short E Worksheet, tap out the sounds in bed, hen and net on your fingers together. Afterward, have children build the same words with letter tiles, then change one letter to make a new word, such as pen to pet or bed to red. Ask them to think of one more short e word and draw it on the back of the page.
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