Question

sort the words by their vowel sounds.
seed reach street elf creep ten
short e
long e

Explanation:

To sort the words by vowel sounds, we identify the vowel sound in each word:

• Short "e" sound: In "elf" (pronounced /elf/) and "ten" (pronounced /ten/), the vowel "e" has a short sound.
• Long "e" sound: In "seed" (pronounced /siːd/), "reach" (pronounced /riːtʃ/), "street" (pronounced /striːt/), and "creep" (pronounced /kriːp/), the vowel "e" (or related vowel combinations) has a long sound (like the sound of the letter "e" itself or a long vowel sound associated with the spelling).

Answer:

Short e: elf, ten
Long e: seed, reach, street, creep