SpellingIPAExamplesNotes
<e>/ɛ/get, wetalmost always in closed stressed syllable
/i/we, me, he, be, she
these, gene, scene, fetus, zero, atmosphere, bacteria
/ə/happen, problem, open, listenunstressed
<ee>/i/FLEECE, need, feel, see
<ea>/i/each, meat, sea, reveal, leavemostly
/ɛ/sweat, ready, bread, dead, pleasure, peasant, leather, jealous
/eɪ/ (FACE)great, break, steakunusual
/ə/oceanvery exceptional
<ei>/eɪ/ (FACE)eight, weight, beige, neighborIn most words
/i/receive, ceiling, seize, leisurelyIn some words
/aɪ/height, feisty, heistvery exceptional
/ɛ/heifer
/ə/foreign
<ey>/eɪ/obey, they, survey
/i/key, money, honey
<ew>/u/blew, chew, crew
/ju/few, dew, stew, view

The <ed> ending

IPAExamplesNotes
/t/walked, hoped, missedwhen it follows voiceless consonants
/d/called, lived, triedwhen it follows a voiced consonant or a vowel
/ɪd/tested, added,when it follows the /t/ or /d/