1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding short e words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Pip's Ten Hens
Pip felt sad. He had ten red hens. "Oh, no!" said Pip. His ten red hens were not in the pen. They had run off! Pip must get them back before bed.
Pip saw the hens by the wet net. They hid in the tall bed of green stuff. Pip did not want to beg them. He ran to the tub. Pip got wet from the tub. He let the wet go. He led the hens with the wet. Pip said, "Go, hen, go to the pen!" One by one, the red hens ran to the pen. Pip then set a peg to hold the pen door. He gave a nod. The ten hens were good.
Circle or highlight all the short E words in the story above. How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: Real Words vs Nonsense Words.
Real Words
Nonsense Words
bed
red
fed
led
wed
hen
pen
ten
men
den
jet
net
pet
set
wet
get
let
leg
peg
beg
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the bed on red
a red in fed
the fed and led
a led with wed
the wed on hen
a hen in pen
the pen and ten
a ten with men
the men on den
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Short E
pet
let
wed
bed
men
men
wed
bed
bed
wed
let
let
pet
pet
bed
men
Target words: bed, wed, men, pet, let
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Short E practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
