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Study the word list: e words

Sometimes the long sound /e/ is spelled with just the letter e.

	eclipse	The solar eclipse made the sky darken.
	ecology	Ecology includes the study of how animals relate to their environment.
	economy	The new car claims to have good fuel economy.
	elastic	My trousers have an elastic waist band.
	electric	An electric plug goes in a socket.
	elope	The man and women decided to elope.
	emergency	The ambulance responded to emergency quickly.
	emotion	The film contained scenes of strong emotion.
	equal	The teacher asked her students to draw a triangle with three equal sides.
	equator	Latitude is measured in degrees from north or south of the equator.
	erupt	When will the volcano next erupt?
	even	I wear socks to bed even when it is summer.
	evil	The wolf had an evil grin.

Learn more about these words in Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?

Use the list: e words

Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.

Look	eclipse
Say
Cover	Look again
Write
Check

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

How to use:

Look and read the word.

Say the word. Click the speaker icon.

Cover the word.

Write the word.

Check your spelling.

eclipse

ecology

economy

elastic

electric

elope

emergency

emotion

equal

equator

erupt

even

evil

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Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

The solar _______ made the sky darken.

Listen to the word and type it below:

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to repeat the word.