The most important spelling of [ē] is <e>, and it's almost always in the long patterns VCV and V.V.
Examples
Examples of long <e> in the VCV pattern: complete, evening, and supreme.
Examples of long <e> in the V.V pattern: create, idea, and courteous.
Review
1. Underline the <e>s that spell [ē] in each of the following words.
2. Sort the thirty words into the following two groups.
3. The <e> spelling of [ē] occasionally occurs in two patterns other than the very common VCV and V.V. Mark the <e> spellings of [ē] in the words below as we have done with maybe, vehicle, secret, and theater. Watch for the patterns in maybe and secret.
4. You should have found four words with [ē] spelled <e> in one pattern other than VCV or V.V, and you should have found seven words with [ē] spelled <e> in another pattern other than VCV or V.V. In the table below label the two columns with the proper patterns and sort the eleven words into the two groups.
5. What are the three words with [ē] spelled <e> in the VCV pattern?
6. What are the two words with [ē] spelled <e> in the V.V pattern?
