This lesson consists of words that have a long and short /e/ vowel sound in the accented syllables.

Sort words that have the long /e/ sound in the 1st syllable like "needle" under 1st long.

Sort words that have the short /e/ sound in the 2nd syllable like "feather" under 1st short.

Sort words that have the long /e/ sound in the 2nd syllable like "succeed under 2nd.

CATEGORIES:   1st long          1st short          2nd         Oddball

needle - feather - succeed - season - increase - leather - compete - repeat - defeat - feature - heavy - freedom - pleasant - meaning - indeed - extreme - fifteen - sweater - eastern - steady - healthy - people - reader - thirteen