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The EA in bead has a long E sound as in bean and knead, rather than the short E as in bread (bred).

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What is the short e sound for bead?

The EA in the word 'bead' has a long E sound. The similar word with a short E is 'bed.'


Does bed have a long e sound?

No. Bed has a short E and rhymes with led and wed. The word "bead" has the long E sound.


Does bed have long e sound?

No. Bed has a short E and rhymes with led and wed. The word "bead" has the long E sound.


Does bead have a short e vowel sound?

No.


Does bed have the short e sound?

Yes. It has the short E sound as in bet and fed. The long E sound is heard in the word bead.


Does thread have a short e sound?

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.


Does the word year have a long or short vowel sound?

The word "year" has a long E vowel sound, created from the "ea" pairing. (E.g. bead, leaf, dear, fear)


Does bread have a short E sound?

Yes, the word 'bread' does have the short e sound. But not all words that have the e and a together make the same short e sound. An example of a word where the e and a make the long e sound is bead. But you also have words that are spelled exactly the same but sound different and mean different things, such as lead (with a long E meaning show someone the way) and lead (with the short e meaning a heavy metal). Or tear (with short e means to rip) and tear (with long e means the drops that fall when someone cries).


Does meadows have a long or short e sound?

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.


Does eat have a long sound?

Yes. The EA pair has a long E sound as in bead and beat.


Is sled short or long e?

short e, as bed,


Is head a short vowel sound word?

Yes. The EA vowel pair has the short E sound, as in dead and bread (bred). The EA pair can also have a long E sound as in bead (beed) and plead.