Let's solve this step by step.
Task:
We are asked to
color the clouds containing the long /e/ sound in blue.
The
long /e/ sound is pronounced like the "ee" in "see" — it's a pure, extended "e" sound. This often occurs when:
- The letter
e is at the end of a word (like in "me", "be", "she")
- There’s a silent
e at the end (e.g., "cake", "hope")
- It's part of a diphthong or vowel combination that produces a long /e/ sound
We need to identify which words have the
long /e/ sound (pronounced as /iː/), not the short /e/ sound (like in "bed").
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Step 1: List all the words and their pronunciations
1.
pet – /pɛt/ → short
e ✘
2.
feet – /fiːt/ →
long e ✔
3.
heat – /hiːt/ →
long e ✔
4.
them – /ðɛm/ → short
e ✘
5.
smell – /smɛl/ → short
e ✘
6.
meat – /miːt/ →
long e ✔
7.
shell – /ʃɛl/ → short
e ✘
8.
these – /ðiːz/ →
long e ✔
9.
hen – /hɛn/ → short
e ✘
10.
theme – /θiːm/ →
long e ✔
11.
cent – /sɛnt/ → short
e ✘
12.
heel – /hiːl/ →
long e ✔
13.
true – /truː/ →
long e ✔
14.
den – /dɛn/ → short
e ✘
15.
knee – /niː/ →
long e ✔
16.
veal – /viːl/ →
long e ✔
17.
leak – /liːk/ →
long e ✔
18.
peel – /piːl/ →
long e ✔
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Step 2: Identify the words with long /e/
These are the ones we should
color blue:
✔ feet,
heat,
meat,
these,
theme,
heel,
true,
knee,
veal,
leak,
peel
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Final Answer:
Color these clouds blue:
- feet
- heat
- meat
- these
- theme
- heel
- true
- knee
- veal
- leak
- peel
All others (pet, them, smell, shell, hen, cent, den) have
short e sounds and should
not be colored.
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✔ Summary: The words with the
long /e/ sound are those where the "e" makes the "ee" sound — typically due to a silent 'e' or specific spelling patterns like "ee", "ea", or "ue".
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of long e short e worksheet.
