The long E sound is a lax sound made toward the front of the mouth.
Common spellings and words pronounced the Long "E" are:
ea
each / peach / reach / heat / meat / sea / flea / pea / tea / peace / speak / freak / leak /
ee
meek / meet / feet / beet / peet / sheet / see / tree / three / bee / knee / fleece /
e
he / she / me / we / be /
ie
piece / niece /
ete
mete /
Sentences:
1. It's easy to eat three peaches.
2. He likes to bend down and reach his feet.
3. My niece ate a piece of cake under the tree.
4. For dinner, we had some peas, beets, a salad and meat.
5. Nobody likes to be stung by bees.
6. There was a small leak under the kitchen sink.
7. They enjoy sitting down and having some tea together every day.
8. Most lambs have a soft fleece.
9. Most of us want peace in the world.
10. She really loves her niece.
11. Our neighbor planted a new tree in his front yard.
12. My daughter's growing, but she still can't reach the cookies.
13. Many people believe that the meek will inherit the earth.