1. Please read the tip on the long E sound.
2. Remember the long E sounds is the letter e with a bar above as - and have the same sound as that of the letter E itself.
3. Click here to see all the patterns for the long E sound or right click the list box to choose patterns.
4. In the following words, the silent E rule applies. Sometime people have a hard time saying the long E sound with a consonant such as week because it requires to prolong the sound. Therefore, when you practice this sound, exaggerate the sound a little bit and it will help you when you speak at a normal speed. Click here to see if you can hear the differences among week, wake, woke, walk, and work.
5. Use our auto-play feature and other useful features to help you practice the words.

Using the video clips to guide you to learn how to pronounce the long E sound.

In the following example, I want to show you that the letter E in "ield" is pronounced as the long E sound. Very often, we have difficulties pronouncing vowels with different consonants. By grouping words by patterns as below, you can find the similarities among those words and make learning pronunciation much easier. To learn more patterns and exceptions for the long E sound, please click here.  

Pronunciation Patterns has many awesome features. For example, when you click on the word leave, it will list all the similar words, leave, live (v), live (adj), and love, for you to practice with and test your listening skills.

If you feel comfortable pronouncing a word, you can remove the word by pressing the delete key.
If you feel the need to practice a word, you can add the word by clicking the Red Arrow button.

You will need to invest 15 to 30 minutes a day to go through the list. It may take a week for you to go through the list. Don't worry about whether you remember the pattern or not because you will remember it later.