Some examples of words with short 'e' spelled 'oe' are: leopard, jeopardy, and foetus.
The word "bury" and its other forms (buried) are probably unique in this regard, although the UE pair in the words guess and guest also have a short E sound.
The word "friend" has a short e sound but is spelled with an ie.
The AI words include again and against. Some other words may be pronounced as short E in some dialects: certain curtain mountain fountain chaplain bargain These word endings that are spelled with ai-n sound more like short i as in "in". And that is only because of the "schwa."
The word "bury" gets its short E sound from the U, and a long E sound from the Y. This E from U sound is practically unique, although it is shared by other forms of the word, such as buried, unburied, burying, and so forth. Although most UR words have a caret U or schwa sound (as in injury), the UE pair does have a short E sound in guess and guest.
No. The OE is pronounced as the long OO sound (shoo).
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 common words are said, again, and against.
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 word "bury" and its other forms (buried) are probably unique in this regard, although the UE pair in the words guess and guest also have a short E sound.
The word "friend" has a short e sound but is spelled with an ie.
The only common words are forms of the word jeopardy. Other words with an EO pair have a schwa sound (burgeon, bludgeon, pigeon) not a short E.
The AI words include again and against. Some other words may be pronounced as short E in some dialects: certain curtain mountain fountain chaplain bargain These word endings that are spelled with ai-n sound more like short i as in "in". And that is only because of the "schwa."
The words include bread, breast, breath, head, heavy, lead (element), and tread.
The word "bury" gets its short E sound from the U, and a long E sound from the Y. This E from U sound is practically unique, although it is shared by other forms of the word, such as buried, unburied, burying, and so forth. Although most UR words have a caret U or schwa sound (as in injury), the UE pair does have a short E sound in guess and guest.
The best known are the words again and against (uh-gen,uh-genst), and the word said (sed). The word "says" also has a short E sound (sez).
The word "says" (sez) is a unique sound for the AY, but it is related to the past tense "said" (sed) where the AI also has a short E sound, as in the words "again" and "against." The A word many also has a short E sound.
No. The OE is pronounced as the long OO sound (shoo).