Words with the long E sound are spelled with E, AE, EA, EE, EI, IE, or an ending Y:
Some words with the long "e" sound are "see", "tree", "complete", and "belief".
No, the word "head" has a short e sound, not a long e sound.
"Precede" has a long e sound. "Maneuver" and "magistrate" have a short e sound.
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."
Yes, the word thread has the short e sound. Sometimes the combination 'ea' makes the short e and sometimes it makes the long e sound. Some other words that have the same short e sound as thread are bread, spread, and head. Some words where the 'ea' makes the long e sound are bead, leak, and clean.
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.
"Precede" has a long e sound. "Maneuver" and "magistrate" have a short e sound.
Yes, the word "peach" has a short e sound, like in the word "red".
Yes, the word thread has the short e sound. Sometimes the combination 'ea' makes the short e and sometimes it makes the long e sound. Some other words that have the same short e sound as thread are bread, spread, and head. Some words where the 'ea' makes the long e sound are bead, leak, and clean.
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Yes, the word 'teeth' does make the long e sound. When you see two e's together it is a clue that the word will have the long e sound. Some other words that are like that are beets, seed, and keen.
No, the word "head" has a short e sound, not a long e sound.
Some compound words with a long E sound:anyone/somebody/nobody/anybody (2)bookmobilecenterpiecedaydreamgrandniecehoneymoonhousekeeperkeyboardmeanwhilenortheast/southeastoatmealoverseeseashorespearmintsweetheartteacupupbeatupstreamweekend
No. It has a short E sound, as in the words bet, get, and set. The word with the long E sound is "peat."
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).