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Oh, what a happy little question! Compound words like "keyhole," "teapot," and "beekeeper" all have that lovely long e sound. Just like adding a touch of bright color to a painting, these words bring a beautiful harmony to our language. Keep exploring and discovering more of these delightful compound words, and remember, there are no mistakes, just happy accidents!
Only one of the words mentioned has a long e sound. The word with the long E sound is precede.
There are compound words such as paymaster that have both a long A and a short A. Also some words with a short A plus a long A formed by a silent E, such as activate and accelerate. Other words that have both a long and short A: ashtray (short/long) playback (long/short)
No. It has a short E sound, as in the words bet, get, and set. The word with the long E sound is "peat."
It is a long E sound as in the words least and feast.
No, the word "smell" has a short e sound, not the long e sound. The long e sound is usually heard in words like "bee" or "see."
You can add either an E or an A after the E to get a long E sound. The words beet and beatare homophones (sound-alike words).
The word pry does not have the long e sound. It does have a long i sound though. Some other words like that are why, shy, and guy. There are other words where the y does have the long e sound, like candy or sandy.
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The word 'meadow' has a short E sound in the first syllable. It also has a long O sound in the second syllable. Some examples of other words where the EA pair have the short e sound are bread, death, and sweat. However, most words with EA together do have a long e sound. For example, the words bead and meal have a long E sound.
Yes. The word be has a long E sound, as in the homophone word "bee." Other two-letter long E words are be, he, me, and we.
The long E sound comes from a number of vowels and vowel pairs, and "says the name" of the letter E (ee). The exception is that words with an R-shaped (ear) sound are not technically long E words, and are represented by a caret I.