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What are some words with the long e sound?

Here are some words with the long e sound, broken down by spelling:

Spelled with "ee":

* Short words: see, me, she, he, we, be, tree, free, flee, sleep

* Longer words: deep, meet, feel, week, street, believe, greet, sleeve, keen, queen

Spelled with "ea":

* Short words: eat, tea, sea, bead, leap

* Longer words: read, reach, teach, dream, cream, clean, team, speak, peace

Spelled with "ie":

* Short words: lie, tie, pie

* Longer words: believe, relieve, chief, field, piece

Spelled with "ey":

* Short words: they, obey, key, grey

* Longer words: monkey, donkey, turkey, whey

Spelled with "ei":

* Short words: veil, reign

* Longer words: receive, seize, weird, neighbor

Other spellings:

* "y" at the end of a word: baby, happy, money, funny

* "e" at the end of a word: hope, rope, home, note

* "a" in some words: great, break, steak

This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives you a good starting point. There are many more words with the long e sound!

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