The table below contains over 100 words. Our ee word list was compiled using the following word families: -ee, eech, -eed, -eek, -eel, -eem, -een, -eep, -eer, -eet, and -eeze….EE Words.
| EE Words | Word Family | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| beet | -eet | long e |
| bleed | -eed | long e |
| breech | -eech | long e |
| breed | -eed | long e |
What words have the IE?
Study the word list: ie words
| field | The sheep were let loose in the field. |
|---|---|
| fierce | The tiger was fierce. |
| pierce | Pierce the lid before cooking. |
| achieve | He wanted to achieve good grades in school. |
| believe | I can’t believe she has married him. |
Is ie a long vowel sound?
Spelling the long vowel sound /ī/: i-e, igh, y, ie. Sometimes we use the trigraph igh (three letters make one sound). We can use y. Four words use ie.
What are some words that make an ee sound?
Here’s a list of words which have ‘ie’ spellings but make ‘ee’ sounds: 1 Field 2 Shield 3 Chief 4 Thief 5 Believe 6 Belief 7 Shriek
What are some words that make an IE sound?
Here’s a list of words which have ‘ie’ spellings but make ‘ee’ sounds: 1 Field 2 Shield 3 Chief 4 Thief 5 Believe 6 Belief 7 Shriek More …
What makes the long e sound in English?
The combination of both an “e” and “a” (double vowels) also results in the long e sound. Similar to the ee words, there are many EA words that make the long e sound. The vowel team rule states when two vowels go walking the first does the talking and the second vowel is silent.
What are some words with IE and ei in them?
Words with ie and ei: When the sound is e write ie except after c. relieve, priest, relief, chieftain, grievous, field, belief, yield, thief, shriek, reprieve, besiege, piece, pierce, cashier, reprieve, brief, sieve, siege, believe.
Here’s a list of words which have ‘ie’ spellings but make ‘ee’ sounds: 1 Field 2 Shield 3 Chief 4 Thief 5 Believe 6 Belief 7 Shriek
Here’s a list of words which have ‘ie’ spellings but make ‘ee’ sounds: 1 Field 2 Shield 3 Chief 4 Thief 5 Believe 6 Belief 7 Shriek More
The combination of both an “e” and “a” (double vowels) also results in the long e sound. Similar to the ee words, there are many EA words that make the long e sound. The vowel team rule states when two vowels go walking the first does the talking and the second vowel is silent.
What are some examples of long e words?
When the letter “y” is at the end of word, it sometimes makes the long e sound, e.g., baby, candy, family and city. Y as a vowel at the end of a word can also make the long i sound, e.g., my, cry. The table below contains over 275 long E words.
