Examples of short words beginning with 'e' are:
All of these compound words begin with the short e sound:edgewiseeggplanteveryoneeverythingeverydayendpointeverybodyThese have the short e in the second part of the word:pigpenwindsweptbloodshedflowerbedfiremenpolicemensnowmenbootleginstepstairwellgentlemen
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
Long E = sleep seem peep short E= sled mend tend lend send then
Some examples of words with short 'e' spelled 'oe' are: leopard, jeopardy, and foetus.
It has no E sound at all. The letter I of "in" is a short I (ihn) as in the words give or it.
It is a short e. Other words with a short e:bellcelldellhellmellowLong e words include:heelmealrealsealteal
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.
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.
All of these compound words begin with the short e sound:edgewiseeggplanteveryoneeverythingeverydayendpointeverybodyThese have the short e in the second part of the word:pigpenwindsweptbloodshedflowerbedfiremenpolicemensnowmenbootleginstepstairwellgentlemen
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.
This is a very common English pattern: bake>baking, for example.
Yes, leg is a short E word. The long E vowel has the E sound. Additional words that have the short E sound include ten, hen, lemon, pen, net, jet, nest, and vest.
The E has a short E sound, as in gem and then.
Words that have a short e sound but are spelled with a "u" like "bury" are called "irregular" words. This discrepancy in pronunciation and spelling is due to the historical development of the English language and the influence of other languages. Some other examples of words with a similar pattern include "busy," "bury," "business," and "burying."