One syllable words:
* bed
* ten
* get
* pet
* wet
* said
* sell
* send
* bend
* friend
* bread
* head
* left
* help
* belt
* debt
* next
* check
Two syllable words:
* better
* clever
* feather
* letter
* pencil
* present
* project
* refresh
* second
* system
Three syllable words:
* elephant
* excellent
* gentleman
* president
* settlement
* telephone
Note: The short e sound is represented by the letter "e" in most of these words, but it can also be spelled with "ea", "ai", "ei", "ie", and "ey".
Bonus: Can you think of any other words with a short e sound?