E Vowel Words | Short and Long E Vowel Words! In linguistics, a vowel sound is a sound that is produced without any obstruction of the mouth, tongue, or throat. These sounds are made by altering the shape of the vocal cords. Short vowel sounds are made when the vocal cords are in a tight, small position; long vowel sounds are made when the vocal cords are in a loose, large position.
Short E Vowel Sound Words
| yet | met | Weapon |
| peg | get | leg |
| hem | men | Spread |
| Sweat | hen | Pleasure |
| Ted | gel | led |
| pet | set | ten |
| pen | beg | Deck |
| bed | Threat | gem |
| Measure | Steady | Heavy |
| Echo | net | Pencil |
| Elbow | den | jet |
| Deaf | vet | wet |
| wed | bet | fed |
| Bread | red | Ready |
| ben | Egg | Breath |
| Ferry | keg | let |
Long E Vowel Sound Words
| greet | relax | bead |
| need | bleet | delight |
| fleet | seat | gene |
| dean | lean | conceive |
| mean | decide | bean |
| beet | recess | become |
| meat | lead | field |
| brief | seam | teen |
| sleet | neat | beat |
| mischief | portuguese | heat |
| these | sheet | receive |
| feet | happy | deceit |
| theme | meet | evening |
| keen | feed | glory |
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