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Wordabase Word Lists By Grapheme E

e as in Crept

Learn about Short /e/ phoneme

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Showing 190 words sorted by ascending alphabetical.

address

a·dd·r·e·ss

2

5

bed

b·e·d

1

3

bedding

b·e·dd·i·ng

2

5

beg

b·e·g

1

3

bell

b·e·ll

1

3

bellow

b·e·ll·ow

2

4

belly

b·e·ll·y

2

4

belt

b·e·l·t

1

4

bench

b·e·n·ch

1

4

bend

b·e·n·d

1

4

bendable

b·e·n·d·a·b·le

3

7

bent

b·e·n·t

1

4

best

b·e·s·t

1

4

better

b·e·tt·er

2

4

blend

b·l·e·n·d

1

5

blender

b·l·e·n·d·er

2

6

bless

b·l·e·ss

1

4

celebrate

c·e·l·e·b·r·a·t(e)

3

8

cellar

c·e·ll·ar

2

4

century

c·e·n·t·ur·y

3

6

check

ch·e·ck

1

3

cheddar

ch·e·dd·ar

2

4

chess

ch·e·ss

1

3

chest

ch·e·s·t

1

4

clench

c·l·e·n·ch

1

5

clever

c·l·e·v·er

2

5

collect

c·o·ll·e·c·t

2

6

commend

c·o·mm·e·n·d

2

6

connect

c·o·nn·e·c·t

2

6

crept

c·r·e·p·t

1

5

crest

c·r·e·s·t

1

5

deck

d·e·ck

1

3

dent

d·e·n·t

1

4

desk

d·e·s·k

1

4

dilemma

d·i·l·e·mm·a

3

6

dress

d·r·e·ss

1

4

echo

e·ch·o

2

3

edge

e·dge

1

2

edit

e·d·i·t

2

4

effort

e·ff·or·t

2

4

egg

e·gg

1

2

eggplant

e·gg·p·l·a·n·t

2

7

elbow

e·l·b·ow

2

4

elderly

e·l·d·er·l·y

3

6

elephant

e·l·e·ph·a·n·t

3

7

elevator

e·l·e·v·a·t·or

4

7

empty

e·m·p·t·y

2

5

endless

e·n·d·l·e·ss

2

6

energy

e·n·er·g·y

3

5

engine

e·n·g·i·ne

2

5

enjoy

e·n·j·oy

2

4

enter

e·n·t·er

2

4

entire

e·n·t·i·r(e)

2

5

entry

e·n·t·r·y

2

5

envelope

e·n·v·e·l·o·p(e)

3

7

eskimo

e·s·k·i·m·o

3

6

essay

e·ss·ay

2

3

etch

e·tch

1

2

every

e·v·er·y

2

4

explode

e·x·p·l·o·d(e)

2

6

explore

e·x·p·l·ore

2

5

extend

e·x·t·e·n·d

2

6

fed

f·e·d

1

3

fell

f·e·ll

1

3

fence

f·e·n·ce

1

4

fetch

f·e·tch

1

3

flesh

f·l·e·sh

1

4

flex

f·l·e·x

1

4

freckle

f·r·e·ck·le

2

5

fresh

f·r·e·sh

1

4

gentle

g·e·n·t·le

2

5

get

g·e·t

1

3

getting

g·e·tt·i·ng

2

5

heft

h·e·f·t

1

4

held

h·e·l·d

1

4

helm

h·e·l·m

1

4

helmet

h·e·l·m·e·t

2

6

help

h·e·l·p

1

4

hem

h·e·m

1

3

hen

h·e·n

1

3

insect

i·n·s·e·c·t

2

6

investment

i·n·v·e·s·t·m·e·n·t

3

10

jest

j·e·s·t

1

4

jet

j·e·t

1

3

kelp

k·e·l·p

1

4

kennel

k·e·nn·e·l

2

5

ketchup

k·e·tch·u·p

2

5

kettle

k·e·tt·le

2

4

led

l·e·d

1

3

ledge

l·e·dge

1

3

leg

l·e·g

1

3

lemon

l·e·m·o·n

2

5

lend

l·e·n·d

1

4

length

l·e·ng·th

1

4

less

l·e·ss

1

3

lesson

l·e·ss·o·n

2

5

lettuce

l·e·tt·u·ce

2

5

medal

m·e·d·a·l

2

5

melt

m·e·l·t

1

4

men

m·e·n

1

3

mend

m·e·n·d

1

4

mentor

m·e·n·t·or

2

5

mesh

m·e·sh

1

3

mess

m·e·ss

1

3

message

m·e·ss·a·ge

2

5

met

m·e·t

1

3

neck

n·e·ck

1

3

nest

n·e·s·t

1

4

net

n·e·t

1

3

network

n·e·t·w·or·k

2

6

next

n·e·x·t

1

4

offend

o·ff·e·n·d

2

5

pebble

p·e·bb·le

2

4

peck

p·e·ck

1

3

peg

p·e·g

1

3

pen

p·e·n

1

3

pencil

p·e·n·c·i·l

2

6

penny

p·e·nn·y

2

4

pepper

p·e·pp·er

2

4

pest

p·e·s·t

1

4

pet

p·e·t

1

3

present

p·r·e·s·e·n·t

2

7

president

p·r·e·s·i·d·e·n·t

3

9

press

p·r·e·ss

1

4

pretzel

p·r·e·t·z·e·l

2

7

quench

qu·e·n·ch

1

4

quest

qu·e·s·t

1

4

question

qu·e·s·ti·o·n

2

6

reckon

r·e·ck·o·n

2

5

red

r·e·d

1

3

rest

r·e·s·t

1

4

retch

r·e·tch

1

3

self

s·e·l·f

1

4

send

s·e·n·d

1

4

sense

s·e·n·se

1

4

sent

s·e·n·t

1

4

sentence

s·e·n·t·e·n·ce

2

7

set

s·e·t

1

3

shed

sh·e·d

1

3

shelf

sh·e·l·f

1

4

shell

sh·e·ll

1

3

shred

sh·r·e·d

1

4

skeleton

s·k·e·l·e·t·o·n

3

8

sketch

s·k·e·tch

1

4

slept

s·l·e·p·t

1

5

smell

s·m·e·ll

1

4

smelly

s·m·e·ll·y

2

5

spell

s·p·e·ll

1

4

spend

s·p·e·n·d

1

5

spent

s·p·e·n·t

1

5

squelch

s·qu·e·l·ch

1

5

stem

s·t·e·m

1

4

stench

s·t·e·n·ch

1

5

stress

s·t·r·e·ss

1

5

stretch

s·t·r·e·tch

1

5

swept

s·w·e·p·t

1

5

tell

t·e·ll

1

3

temperature

t·e·m·p·er·a·t·ure

4

8

ten

t·e·n

1

3

tend

t·e·n·d

1

4

tenderness

t·e·n·d·er·n·e·ss

3

8

tennis

t·e·nn·i·s

2

5

tense

t·e·n·se

1

4

tent

t·e·n·t

1

4

tentacle

t·e·n·t·a·c·le

3

7

test

t·e·s·t

1

4

text

t·e·x·t

1

4

tremble

t·r·e·m·b·le

2

6

trend

t·r·e·n·d

1

5

twenty

t·w·e·n·t·y

2

6

vent

v·e·n·t

1

4

vest

v·e·s·t

1

4

vet

v·e·t

1

3

web

w·e·b

1

3

wed

w·e·d

1

3

wedding

w·e·dd·i·ng

2

5

wedge

w·e·dge

1

3

well

w·e·ll

1

3

welt

w·e·l·t

1

4

went

w·e·n·t

1

4

wept

w·e·p·t

1

4

west

w·e·s·t

1

4

wet

w·e·t

1

3

when

wh·e·n

1

3

wrestle

wr·e·st·le

2

4

yell

y·e·ll

1

3

yellow

y·e·ll·ow

2

4

yelp

y·e·l·p

1

4

yes

y·e·s

1

3

zest

z·e·s·t

1

4

Short E Sound Words

Short E at a glance:

Words with e include best, helmet, pedal
Words with ea include bread, head, leather

Spelling Frequencies:

e - 96%
ea - 4%

Rare Spelling Patterns:

a (any)
ai (said)
eo (leopard)
ie (friend)
ay (says)
u (bury)
ei (heifer)

The following sources were used to compile these percentages:

Fry, E. (2004). Phonics: A Large Phoneme-grapheme Frequency Count Revised. Journal of Literacy Research, 36, 85-98
Hanna, P. (1966). Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondences as Cues to Spelling Improvement.
Bishop, M. (1985). The ABC's and All Their Tricks

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Mrs Learning Bee acknowledges the Cammeraigal, Gadigal and Bidjigal people, the traditional custodians of the lands on which she lives, works and learns. She pays her respects to the past, present and emerging Elders of this nation, and supports the cultural, spiritual and educational practices of First Nations peoples.

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