Long E Sound
iː (meet, see)

English Pronunciation, Lesson 03

The long E sound (IPA symbol: iː) can be found in words such as: 
see, meet, heat, read, key.

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Watch the following video from Dave Sconda, the one and only, to learn how to pronounce this sound correctly:



Have you watched it? Good! Let's practice...

Say these words out loud (long E sound is bold):

1) see

2) meet

3) meat

4) heat

5) read

6) eat

7) key

8) free

9) leave

10) breathe

11) feet

12) please

13) sneeze

14) freeze

15) bleed

16) need

17) feel


Now say these sentences out loud (long E sound is bold):

1) I want to see my feet.

2) I need to sneeze.

3) Read my book, please.

4) Give me the key, please.

5) They feel good when they meet.

7) We need some heat.

8) He eats all the meat.

9) We need to be free.

10) Please don't leave.

11) When I freeze I start to sneeze.

Have you finished them all? Cool!

Now do this lesson to learn more about the long E sound, and they we usually spell it.

Well done! You have completed the long E sound lesson.

Let's move on...

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