Kids Learning Arcade
Short e CVC words
Short e is the sound in bed and hen. These 11 CVC words all have it in the middle.
Updated October 2026. Every word here is a card in Spell the Picture.
bed
pen
hen
net
jet
web
leg
ten
red
wet
gem
Also in the game's short e cards: egg. It has the short e sound but is not consonant, vowel, consonant.
How to use this list
Say each word slowly and listen for the e in the middle. Then cover the word, say it, and spell it with letter tiles or on paper. The Play button opens the game with only these words, 5 to a round.