All of these compound words begin with the short e sound:
These have the short e in the second part of the word:
Examples of short words beginning with 'e' are:eareatebbeeleggegoelfelkelmemuendeoneraerreveeweeye
earlobeearmarkearpieceearplugearringearshotearthwormedgewiseeggshellendgameendpointentrywayevenhandedeverydayevermoreeveryplaceeveryoneeverythingeverywhereeyeballeyebroweyeglasseseyelasheyelinereyepieceeyesore
The word said is always a short E sound. In some pronunciations, certain and captain do, but they can also have a short I sound for the AI. Other AI words with the short E sound are again and against.
The short E is heard in many words where the E is between consonants: bed, get, left, men, neck, step, and tell. Most words that begin with E (other than EE or EI) have a short E. education egg enter excuse (However, the words effect, effective, emit, and emission have short I sounds in US pronunciation) The short E can also be produced by an EA pair or a UE pair, or other vowels. EA words - bread, deaf, death, health, sweat EI words - heifer, nonpareil UE words - guess, guest A words - many, can, says U words - bury AI words - said, again ("says" also has a short E sound)
some short e souds are ten hen men cell bed and bet
Compound words containing the letter E:EaracheEardrumEarlobeEarmarkEarmuffEarphoneEarpiecesEarplugEarringEarwaxEavesdropEggplantElbowroomEmpty-handedEnjoyableEnterpriseEvergladeEvergreenEvereadyEverhartEvermoreEverybodyEverydayEverymanEveryoneEveryplaceEverythingEverywhereExtraordinaryEyeballsEyebrowEyedropperEyeglassEyelashEyelidEyelinerEyeopenerEyepieceEyeshadowEyesightEyesoreEyestrainEyewash
weekend pigpen instep flowerbed
Both have the short e sound. Both have a CVC pattern. Both contain the letters T and E. Both are three letter words.
Rain and cape have long A sounds; ran and cap have short A's. Bead and neat have long E sounds; bed and net have short E's. Pile and ride have long I sounds; pill and rid have short I's. Hope and wrote have long O sounds; hop and rot have short O's. Mute and pure have long U sounds; mutt and purr have short U's.
It is a short e. Other words with a short e:bellcelldellhellmellowLong e words include:heelmealrealsealteal
No. The L sound at the end has a schwa sound (uhl).
No, the words then and there do not have long e sounds. Then has a short e, and there, rhymes with air, has a short a.
There are no words ending in E where the E has a short E sound. The words spelled with "she" that have short E's include shed, shelf, shell, shelter, shelve, and shepherd.
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)
Examples of short words beginning with 'e' are:eareatebbeeleggegoelfelkelmemuendeoneraerreveeweeye
earlobeearmarkearpieceearplugearringearshotearthwormedgewiseeggshellendgameendpointentrywayevenhandedeverydayevermoreeveryplaceeveryoneeverythingeverywhereeyeballeyebroweyeglasseseyelasheyelinereyepieceeyesore
Yes. The E has a short E sound, as in sell and well.Yes, the e in bell has the short e sound. Some additional words that have a short e are rest, heavy, and bread.