E Sounds Lists
For these words, stress the 1st syllable.
| Short E | Long E |
| benchmark | colleagues |
| debt | freelance |
| flexible | heal |
| jeopardize | keyboard |
| says* | lead |
| said* | teamwork |
| temper | weird |
| wreck | year-end |
| zealous | zeal |
| zest | zero |
Stress the 3rd syllable: informality
* These common words show exceptions (see also “again” below). Short E is not usually spelled with “ai” or “ay.”
For these words, stress the 2nd syllable.
| Short E | Long E |
| aesthetic | defeat |
| again* | dishonesty** |
| effect | industrial*** |
| finesse | release |
| reject | repeat |
| respect | vicinity |
| ** The Long E sound occurs on the Y in dishonesty and also vicinity. *** In this word, the I has a long E sound. In the “ia” combination, the I usually sounds like E. | |
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