The -en Word Family

-en Words for Kids | hen, pen, ten, den, men, ben | Grade 1 | English1to5.com
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The -en Word Family

Hen, Pen, Ten, Den — words that rhyme with -en!

📖 Learn the -en Words

The -en word family has handy everyday words! They all end with the sound “en” and use the short E vowel sound.

HConsonant
+
EVowel
+
NConsonant
= HEN 🐔

💡 How It Works

Take the ending -en and add consonants: h + en = hen, p + en = pen, t + en = ten. From counting to writing!

🐔 All -en Words

Each word starts with a different consonant but ends with -en!

🐔hen“huh” + “en”The hen laid an egg.
🖊️pen“puh” + “en”I write with a blue pen.
🔟ten“tuh” + “en”I can count to ten!
🕳️den“duh” + “en”The fox sleeps in its den.
👨‍👨‍👦men“muh” + “en”The men are working hard.
👦ben“buh” + “en”Ben is my best friend.

🔨 Build the -en Words

Tap the letters in order to spell each word!

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🎮 -en Words Quiz

Test your -en word family knowledge!

🐔 Which word matches this picture?

Which word rhymes with pen?

What do you get when you add d + en?

🖊️ I write with a blue ___.

Which is NOT in the -en family?

🎉 Quiz Complete!

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Fun Fact About -en Words

The word “pen” comes from the Latin word “penna” meaning feather — because people used to write with feather quills! The number ten is special in maths — our whole number system is based on it!

🎵 A hen with a pen,
🔟 Counted up to ten!
🕳️ She went to her den,
👨‍👨‍👦 And called all the men!
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