Spelling the long vowel sound /ē/: ee, ea , e-e, y

/ē/ as in evening.

How to spell the long /ē/ sound:

Sometimes we just need the letter e, for example:

e- words	be- words	de- words	re- words
eclipse ecology economy elastic electric elope emergency emotion equal equator erupt even evil	because become before behind belong below between beware beyond	decent defeat defend degree delete delight demand depend deserve	react recall recent record reflect refund region relax rely remind repeat reply require return
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More on this in the next unit - Syllables: Vowel and Consonant Patterns.
See also Unit 23: Prefixes.

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