Short E Long E Pronunciation: compare vowel sounds short e / long e Read left to right and go down the list: met meat bet beat wet wheat pet peat set seat bed bead read read wed weed said seed fed feed pez peas left leave heft heave check cheek wreck wreak Now you try it: Record your voice reading these words. Listen to your pronunciation. Compare it to mine. Click here to go back to the vowel sounds section.