There are several, including:
-- elephant (first E)
-- leopard (the OE pair)
-- birds such as the wren, woodpecker, pheasant, and meadowlark (the EA pair)
-- gazelle
-- hedgehog
It has a short A, a short I, a long A and a schwa-R (er/ur) at the end.
No, fish has a short i sound. A word with the short e sound is flesh.
No. There are a short A, a short I, a long A, and a schwa-R.
Yes. The first E has a short E sound as in elm. The second E has an unstressed schwa sound (uh) and the A also has a schwa sound.
A hen has a short e sound and has feathers. A chicken also has the short e and feathers but you have to remember that the short e is in the second syllable in chicken.
No, the word "else" does not have a long e sound. The pronunciation of "else" is with a short e sound.
"Threat" has a short e sound.
No. The E has a long E sound, as in he, me, and we.
No, red does not have a short e sound. The "e" in red is pronounced like the short "e" sound.
No. It has a short A sound and a short I sound (man-ij). The E has no sound.
The A in alert is a schwa (unstressed) sound, and could be in any number of animal names with A's, E's, and U's.The E has a caret U or (uhr) sound as heard in bird, and in the bird names turkey and curlew, as well as in worm, termite, turtle, gerbil and squirrel.
No, the word "jet" does not have a short e sound. It is pronounced with a short e sound, as in "eh."
Yes. The E has a short E sound as in net and test.
No. There is a short U sound, and the A has a short I sound, but the E is silent.
No, the word "shell" does not have a short e sound. It is pronounced with a short e sound followed by the "l" consonant sound. The e in "shell" is pronounced like the e in "bed" or "tell."
No. There is no E or E sound. The I has a short I sound and the A is a schwa-R (ur).