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Some examples of words with short 'e' spelled 'oe' are: leopard, jeopardy, and foetus.

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What words have a short e sound but spelled like she?

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.


What words spelled with ai have a short e sound?

The common words are said, again, and against.


What words have a short e sound but are spelled with ai?

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.


What words have a short e sound but are spelled with a u?

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.


What word has a short e sound but is spelled with an ie?

The word "friend" has a short e sound but is spelled with an ie.


What words have a short e sound but are spelled with eo like in leopard?

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.


What words have a short e sound but are spelled with ai like in said?

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."


What words spelled with ea have a short E sound?

The words include bread, breast, breath, head, heavy, lead (element), and tread.


What words have a short e sound but are spelled with u as in bury?

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.


What words are spelled with ai that sounds like a short e?

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).


What words have a short e sound but are spelled with an ay like in says?

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.


Is shoe a short e word?

No. The OE is pronounced as the long OO sound (shoo).