| Sound | Letter combination | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| /iː/ |
e ea ee ei, ey |
{mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/1.mp3{/mp3}equal, even, frequent, legal, metre, previous, recent, senior, vehicle, be, me, compete, extreme {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/2.mp3{/mp3}beat, clean, easy, leader, please, seal, team, weak {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/3.mp3{/mp3}agree, feed, keep, seed, three, week {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/4.mp3{/mp3}ceiling, deceive, receipt, key |
| /e/ |
e ea |
{mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/5.mp3{/mp3}bell, correct, desk, get, hotel, pen, suggest, went, yes {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/6.mp3{/mp3}dreadful, head, heavy, leather, pleasant, ready, sweat, weather |
| /ɜː/ |
er ear |
{mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/7.mp3{/mp3}certain, German, her, perfect, service, term, were {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/8.mp3{/mp3}early, earn, earth, heard, learn, search |
| /ɪə/ |
ear eer ere |
{mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/9.mp3{/mp3}appear, beard, clear, ear, gear {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/10.mp3{/mp3}beer, career, engineer, peer, volunteer {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/11.mp3{/mp3}sphere, here, severe, we're |
| /eə/ |
ear ere |
{mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/12.mp3{/mp3}bear, pear, swear, wear {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/13.mp3{/mp3}there, where |
| /ei/ |
eigh ey ea |
{mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/14.mp3{/mp3}eight, neighbour, weight {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/15.mp3{/mp3}grey, survey, they {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/16.mp3{/mp3}break, great, steak |
| /juː/ | ew | {mp3}/files/mp3/e-vowel/17.mp3{/mp3}dew, few, nephew, stew, view |