It still does in some pronunciations (British English). It lost the long E sound in US English and adopted the short I sound of "bin."
The EE in beet is a long E, as in the homophone "beat." The EE is almost always a long E, a notable exception being the word "been" (bin), and words from French that end in a long A sound for EE.
Yes. The EE is almost always a long E sound as in see, tree, and beet.One EE word that does not have the long E is been(short I sound).
Yes. The EE pair has a long E sound as in feel and need. The EE practically always has a long E sound.
Yes. The EE pair has a long E sound as in cheep and cheap. The final E is silent.
Yes. But the EA vowel pair has a short E sound. It is the Y at the end that has a long E sound (red-ee).
No. The Y in grocery has a long E sound (ee).
The sound in "been" is a short i sound (bin). This is practically a unique sound for the EE pair, although in French words they can have a long A sound (puree, soiree, toupee).
The EE pair in fleet has a long E sound (as EE almost always does).
Yes. The EE is a long E sound, to rhyme with street and beat.
No. The EE has a long E sound, as in free and glee.
Yes. The EE pair has a long E sound, as in meet and greet.
The vowel sound in "creed" is the long "ee" sound, represented by the letter combination "ee".