Short vowel sound (/ɛ/): e.g. Wet
The short vowel sound of the letter e sounds like /ɛ/, as in words like egg, check, ten, bed, men, etc.
Long vowel sound (/i:/): e.g. heat
The long vowel sound of the letter sound is pronounced like /iː/ or /ee/, as in words like eat, we, and meet, teeth, feet, etc.
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