What words have the short e sound?

What words have the short e sound?

Short “E” Words

ben	bed	bet
gem	get	hen
keg	led	let
net	pen	pet
ten	Ted	yet

What words have a long e sound?

Here are some examples of long /e/ words spelled with the letters ei:

• ceiling.
• receipt.
• receive.
• deceive.
• conceive.
• perceive.
• conceit.
• deceit.

What are the examples of e sound?

Short E Vowel Sound Words

ben	bed	fed
net	pen	set
ten	Ted	wet
Ferry	Deck	Pencil
Bread	Ready	Heavy

What is short e and long e?

Short e, written phonetically as ĕ, makes the vowel sound of e, as in west, bet, fed, and less. The long e, written phonetically as ē, makes the sound of the name of the vowel, as in beet, feet, eat, and sheet. While the short e is simple, identifying when to use the long e sound can be more difficult.

Is ten a long E or short e?

The short /e/ sound here sounds like /ɛ/, as in words like check, ten, and when. The long ‘e’ sound is pronounced like /iː/, the same sound you’ll find in words like eat, we, and meet. This short /i/ sound is pronounced /ɪ/, like in words kitten, milk, and ring.

Is there a short e word?

Short E in CVC words Children who are just beginning to read and decode words are most likely to encounter the Short E in CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. Some examples of Short E CVC words include wet, leg, bed, and men.

What is a short vowel for E?

The ‘short e’ /ɛ/ sound is a relatively relaxed vowel sound. The middle of the tongue rounds slightly upward and the sides of the tongue may lightly touch the top and bottom side teeth. The lips and jaw are loose and relaxed.

How do I teach EA and EE words?

There is not a rule dictating when to use ee, ea or e at the end of a syllable, nor e with a silent e to spell the long /ē/ sound. At the end of a syllable within a base word, e is most common (as in he and cedar), but ee and ea are still permitted (agree, tea), so this is not an absolute rule.

What are 10 words that start with e?

10-letter words starting with E

Eagarville	eaglehawks
earthwards	earthwaxes
earthwoman	earthwomen
earthworks	earthworms
earwigging	earwitness

Is bread long E or short e?

The combination of the vowels “e” and “a” typically result in a long e sound. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule, e.g., bread and wealth, which result in a short e sound. The exceptions are noted in a separate table below. The ”ee” spelling words and “ea” spelling words” make the long e sound.

Is beach a short e or long e?

Long E Words

Long E Words	Category	Word Family / Sound
area	Open Syllable Rule	medial sound
baby	Y as a Vowel	final
be	Open Syllable Rule	final sound
beach	Vowel Team – EA	-each

Is ready short E or long e?

When a combination of e and another letter has the sound /iː/ it is said that it has the “long e” sound. To explain this there is a saying, which unfortunately is true only 40% of the time: When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. Note that “ea” sounds /e/ in many exceptions such as head or ready.

What is the EE and EA rule?

When do I use ea or ee? There is not a rule dictating when to use ee, ea or e at the end of a syllable, nor e with a silent e to spell the long /ē/ sound. At the end of a syllable within a base word, e is most common (as in he and cedar), but ee and ea are still permitted (agree, tea), so this is not an absolute rule.

Is egg a short e word?

Introducing the Short E Sound Short “e” is the sound that the letter “e” makes in the words, “egg,” “leg,” and “wet.” It is pronounced eh (as opposed to words like “meet,” “tea,” or “key,” which contain long “e” sounds, pronounced ee).

Does bee have a long e sound?

When you hear the long E sound, it can be spelled several ways….Long E Words.

Long E Words	Category	Word Family / Sound
bee	Vowel Team – EE	-ee
beech	Vowel Team – EE	-eech
beep	Vowel Team – EE	-eep
beer	Vowel Team – EE	-eer

Is Elephant a long e word?

Elephant begins with the short vowel sound of E. E’s short vowel sound sounds a bit like eh, and features in words like elephant, exciting, excellent, and end.