The sound the <e> spells in bet is called short <e>, and is written [e].
The sound the <e>s spell in beet is called long <e>, and is written [ē].
Examples
Note whether each letter <e>, or combination of letters, makes a short <e> or [e] sound versus a long <e> or [ē] sound.
1. lens - short <e> or [e]
2. feed - long <e> or [ē]
Review
Label each word as having a short or long vowel <e>.
1. slept
2. green
3. me
4. dense
5. fell
6. beam
7. stress
8. field
9. key
10. test
Label each word with [e] or [ē]. Note: [e] is the short sound and [ē] is the long sound.
11. peace
12. wedge
13. jeans
14. smear
15. teen
16. crept
17. nest
18. we
19. pen
20. fell
