Unit 7: Short vowels, Part 1: a and e
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/ē/ as in evening. |  |
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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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More ways of spelling the long /ē/
sound - ee, ea, e-e, y.
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