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LESSON 8.
Original Page 9
Short e (ĕ)
The short sound of e makes /ɛ/ as in met, nest, wet, marked with a breve: ĕ.
Long e (ē)
The long sound of e says its name (/iː/) as in me, each, marked with a macron: ē.
1.
Copy the following carefully.
2.
Put the proper mark over each e that has the short sound.
Selection 1
The little bird within his nest
Has hid his little head to rest.
— ROWAN STEVENS.
Selection 2
Each flower the dews have lightly wet
And in the sky the stars are met.
— GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON.
Directions: Transcribe both poetic passages onto the penmanship guidelines below. Write neatly with correct indentation, capitalization, punctuation, and author names.
Selection 1 (Rowan Stevens):
Selection 2 (George Gordon, Lord Byron):
Directions: Read the poetic selections aloud. Place the breve symbol ( ˘ ) directly above every letter e that makes the short sound (/ɛ/). Do not mark long sounds, vowel teams, or silent letters.
The little bird within his nest
Has hid his little head to rest.
— ROWAN STEVENS
Each flower the dews have lightly wet
And in the sky the stars are met.
— GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON