Summary
Focuses on the short /e/ sound with example words. Part of the letter-sound phonics series.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
The short /e/ says 'eh,' the sound in the middle of 'bed' and 'hen.'
- What sound does the short 'e' make?
- Where do you hear /e/ in the word 'net'?
- Name another word with the /e/ sound.
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: sound, short e, letter, word.
Try it: Say these words and clap when you hear /e/: bed, cat, ten, sun, pen.