Exploring the Difference Between Short and Long E Sounds

Exploring the Difference Between Short and Long E Sounds helps young readers hear how the letter E changes its sound. Words like ‘bed’ use the short E, while words like ‘bee’ and ‘tree’ use the long E, and telling them apart is a key step in reading new words correctly.

Practise Exploring the Difference Between Short and Long E Sounds by reading the word lists aloud together and sorting words by their E sound. The file is a free PDF on Google Drive, linked from the button below. For the full vowel set, see Smart Phonics Student Book 1.