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What are some examples of the with a long e sound?

Here are some examples of words with the long e sound:

Words with "ee" spelling:

* bee

* tree

* see

* feet

* sheep

* deep

* sleep

* green

* meet

* keep

Words with "ea" spelling:

* eat

* team

* heat

* least

* read

* reach

* clean

* cream

* sea

* meal

Words with "ey" spelling:

* key

* they

* grey

* prey

* whey

* obey

* monkey

Words with other spellings:

* people

* machine

* police

* complete

* receive

* believe

* field

* yield

* chief

Other important points:

* The long e sound can also be represented by "ie" as in "lie", "ei" as in "receive", and "y" as in "my".

* The long e sound is not always represented by the same spelling. Sometimes, the same spelling can represent different sounds, for example, the "ea" in "great" has a different sound from the "ea" in "team".

I hope these examples help you understand the long e sound!

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