The letter 'e' as in peg

The letter ‘e’

‘e’ words list (top)

Where the syllable ends determines whether the vowel sound is long or short

a
abdomen	absence	absent	absentee	accelerate
accent	accentuate	accept	acceptable	accessible
accessory	accident	acquiesce	acquiescence	address
adept	adequate	adjacent	adjective	adventure
affect	affectation	affection	affluence	afresh
agent	aggressor	agreement	alien	aliment
allege	allegory	alphabet	altogether	amazement
amend	amendment	amends	America	amusement
anaesthetic	ancestor	angel	annex	antiseptic
apex	apoplexy	apothecary	apparel	apparent
append	appendage	appendix	appetite	apprehensive
apprentice	architect	architecture	ardent	arithmetic
armaments	arrest	arsenal	arsenic	artless
asbestos	ascend	ascension	ashes	aspect
asperity	assemble	assent	assert	assess
assortment	assuredly	stringent	athletic	attempt
attend	attendance	attention	attenuated	audience
augment	authentic	avenue
b
babel	bachelor	barometer	barrel	barren
basket	basement	batten	battlements	bayonet
beckon	bed	bedeck	bedridden	bedroom
beg	beggar	beggary	belfry	bell
belligerent	bellow	bellows	belt	bench
bend	benediction	benefaction	benefactor	benefit
benevolent	bent	berry	beset	best
bestial	bet	better	bevel	beverage
bevy	bicep	biped	bisect	bitumen
blameless	blanket	bled	blemish	blend
bonnet	booklet	bootless	Boulevard	boxes
bracelet	bracken	bracket	brazen	brevity
broken	budget	bullet	burden
c
cabinet	cadet	calendar	camel	camera
cancel	canned	caress	carpenter	carpet
casement	casket	celebrate	celebrated	celebration
celerity	celery	celestial	celibacy	cell
cellar	cellophane	celluloid	cement	censor
censure	census	cent	centenary	centigrade
centimetre	centipede	central	centre	century
cerebral	ceremony	cessation	challenge	channel
chapel	chasten	check	cheque	chemical
chemist	chemistry	cherish	cherry	cherub
chess	chest	chestnut	chicken	children
chisel	christen	circumference	circumvent	citadel
citizen	clandestine	cleft	clemency	clench
client	clever	closet	cloven	coincidence
collect	collection	college	comet	commence
commend	comment	compartment	compel	compensate
compensation	competition	complex	complexion	complement
compliment	comprehend	compress	concentrate	concession
condemn	condense	confectioner	confederate	confess
confident	confidential	congestion	congregate	congregation
conjecture	connect	conscientious	consecrate	consecutive
consent	consequence	consequent	consistent	contemplate
contemporary	contempt	content	contents	contest
continent	convalescent	convenience	convenient	convent
convention	convex	coronet	corpulent	correct
correspond	cosmetics	counsel	countenance	countless
courtesy	covet	covetous	credible	credit
creditable	creditor	credulous	cremation	crept
crescent	crest	crestfallen	crevasse	crevice
cricket	cruel	current
d
damsel	dandelion	darkness	debate	debility
debris	debt	decade	decadent	decalogue
decide	decidedly	deciduous	decimate	deck
decorate	decree	decrepit	deduce	deference
deficiency	definite	degree	deliberately	delicate
delight	delinquent	deliver	delivery	dell
delta	deluge	delve	demeanour	demise
democracy	demonstrate	den	denizen	dense
dent	dental	dentist	depot	depression
depth	deride	derive	derrick	descend
descent	describe	description	desecrate	desert
deserve	design	desire	desist	desk
desolate	despair	despatch	desperado	desperate
despicable	despise	despite	despondent	despot
dessert	destination	destiny	destitute	destroy
destruction	detrimental	develop	development	device
devise	devoid	devote	devotion	devour
devout	diet	difference	different	digest
digestion	digress	dilemma	diligent	dimension
direct	direction	discerned	disconnect	discontent
discredit	disembark	dishearten	disinfect	disinterested
dispel	dispensary	dispense	dissect	divest
document	dogged	domestic	dozen	dregs
drench	dress	dwell	dwelling
e
ebb	ebony	eccentric	echidna	echo
economics	economist	economy	ecstasy	eddy
edge	edible	edifice	edition	editor
education	effect	effeminate	effervesce	efficiency
effigy	effort	effrontery	effusive	egg
egotism	egress	ejaculate	eject	elbow
elder	elect	election	elegant	elephant
elevate	elevator	elf	elfish	elk
elocution	eloquent	elm	else	elucidate
elude	emanate	emancipist	embalm	embankment
embargo	embark	embarrass	embellish	embers
embezzle	emblem	embossed	embrace	embrocation
embroidery	embryo	emend	emerald	emigrate
eminence	eminent	emperor	emphasis	emphatic
empire	employ	employee	empower	emptied
empties	empty	emulate	enable	encamp
enchant	encircle	enclose	encompass	encore
encounter	encourage	encumber	encumbrance	encyclopaedia
end	endear	endeavour	endless	endorse
endow	endurance	endure	enemy	energetic
energy	enforce	engage	engaging	engine
engineer	engrave	enjoy	enroll	enter
enterprise	enterprising	entertain	entertainment	entice
entire	entirely	entitle	entomology	entrance
entreat	entry	envelop	envelope	envious
environment	envoy	envy	epic	epidemic
epigram	epilogue	epitaph	epoch	equable
equanimity	equity	era	eradicate	erase
erect	erosion	err	errand	errant
error	escalator	escapade	escape	erudite
eruption	escort	eskimo	especially	espionage
esplanade	espouse	esquire	essay	essence
essential	establish	estate	esteem	estimable
estimate	estuary	etymology	eucalypt	eulogy
even	ever	every	everybody	everything
evidence	evident	ewe	ewer	exact
exactly	exaggerate	examination	examine	example
exasperate	excavate	exceed	exceedingly	excel
excellent	except	exercise	exception	excess
exchange	excise	excite	excitement	exciting
exclaim	exclude	excruciating	excursion	excuse
execrate	execute	exemplary	exempt	exercise
exert	exertion	exhale	exhaust	exhibit
exhort	exhume	exile	exist	existence
exit	exonerate	exorbitant	exotic	expand
expansion	expect	expectorate	expedient	expedite
expedition	expel	expend	expense	expensive
experience	experiment	expert	expiration	expire
explain	explore	explode	explosion	export
expose	express	expression	expulsion	exquisite
extend	extension	extent	exterior	external
extinct	extinguish	extort	extra	extract
extraordinary	extravagant	extreme	extremely	extricate
exude
f
farewell	fasten	February	felicity	fed
federal	fell	fellow	felon	felt
fen	fence	fencing	fend	fender
ferocious	ferret	ferry	fester	festival
festoon	fetch	fetid	filament	flannel
flesh	flexible	fluent	foment	forest
forestry	fortress	forever	forget	fragment
frighten	freckle	frenzy	frequent	fresh
fret	friend	friendship	frighten	frozen
funnel
g
gadget	garden	gardener	garment	garret
gauntlet	gazelle	gazette	gelatine	gem
gender	general	generate	generation	generator
generous	genesis	genteel	gent	gentile
gentleman	gentle	get	ghetto	gibbet
gifted	glasses	glen	given	glisten
godsend	golden	goodness	granulated	gravel
grenade	grenadier	grovel	guess	guest
gullet
h
hamlet	happen	happiness	harden	harmless
harness	harvest	hatchet	hatred	haven
hazel	hearken	heartless	heartbroken	heathen
heaven	hectic	hector	hedge	hedgehog
heedless	held	hello	helm	helmet
help	helpless	hem	hemp	hen
henceforth	herald	heron	herring	hesitate
hexagon	highness	honest	honesty	hornet
hostel	hotel	hovel	however	hydrogen
hyphen	hysterics
i
identify	identity	illegible	illness	imbecile
immense	imminent	immodest	impatient	impecunious
impel	impenetrable	imperfect	imperil	impertenent
impetus	implement	impotent	impreagnable	impress
impression	impressive	improvement	improvident	impudent
inaccessible	incandescent	incendiary	incense	incentive
incessant	incident	inclement	incoherent	incompetent
incomprehensible	inconsistent	incredible	indebted	indecision
indefatigable	indelible	indemnify	independence	independent
index	indifferent	indigenous	indigent	indigestion
indispensable	indolent	inedible	ingestible	inevitable
inexpensive	infest	infinitesimal	inflect	inflexion
influence	ingenuous	inherit	inject	inlet
innocent	innocuous	inquest	insect	insecticide
insensible	inseparable	insolence	insolvent	inspect
instep	instrument	insurgent	insurrection	integer
intellect	intelligent	intelligence	intemperate	intend
intense	intention	intercept	interest	interested
interesting	interjection	intermittent	interpreter	interrogate
intersect	intrepid	invent	invention	inventor
inventory	invertebrate	invest	investigate	inveterate
ire	irregular	irrelevant	irrepressible	Irrespective

j
jelly	jest	jester	jet	jetsam
jetty
k
keg	kennel	kept	ketch	kettle
kindness	kindred	kitchen	kitten	knell
knelt
l
label	laden	lament	lamentable	larceny
latent	lecture	led	ledge	left
leg	legacy	legend	leggings	legible
legislate	legitimate	lemon	lemonade	lend
length	lengthen	lens	lent	lentil
leopard	less	lesson	lest	let
letter	lettuce	level	levy	libel
licence	license	likeness	linen	liniment
lintel	liquefy	listen	listless	longevity
lozenge
m
magnet	majestic	majesty	malcontent	mallet
manifestly	manifesto	mantel	market	marvel
marvellous	masquerade	matchless	mathematics	mattress
mechanic	mechanism	medal	medallion	meddle
medical	medicine	meditation	medley	megaphone
melancholy	meld	mellow	melt	member
membership	membrane	memento	memorable	memorable
memorandum	memorial	memory	men	menace
menagerie	mendicant	mental	mention	menu
meringue	merino	merit	merrily	merry
mesh	mess	message	messenger	messiah
met	metal	metallic	metaphor	method
methodical	metropolis	mettle	midget	minstrel
misapprehend	miscellaneous	mistress	mittens	model
modest	moisten	molest	molten	moment
momentous	momentum	mongrel	monument	mullet
mussel	muzzle	myself
n
necessary	necessitous	neck	necklace	nectar
nectarine	nefarious	negative	neglect	negotiate
nephew	nest	nestle	net	nether
nettle	never	next	nickel	nitrogen
nonsense	noted	nourishment	novel	November
o
oaken	obedient	obelisk	object	objectionable
objectionable	objective	occurrence	offence	offend
offensive	often	omelet	omen	omnipotent
onset	opponent	oppress	orchestra	orient
ostensible	ostentation	ourselves	outset	oxen
oxygen
p
packet	pamphlet	panel	parallel	parent
parliament	passenger	patent	pathetic	patience
patient	peg	pellet	pelt	pen
penalty	pencil	pendant	pendulum	penetrate
penguin	peninsula	penitent	penny	pension
pensive	pentagon	penury	pepper	peppermint
perennial	perfect	perfection	perfectly	peril
periscope	perish	perishable	periwinkle	permanent
perpendicular	perpetual	perplex	persecute	persevere
perspective	pessimist	pest	pester	pestilence
pet	petition	petrify	petrol	petty
phenomenon	phonetic	picturesque	planet	pledge
plenty	pocket	poem	poet	poetry
polytechnic	porcelain	posterity	potent	potentate
protential	precious	predicate	preface	preference
prejudice	prelate	premature	premier	premises
present	presently	preserve	preside	president
press	pressure	presume	pretty	princess
problem	process	procession	profession	procession
profession	privilege	problem	process	procession
profess	profession	professor	proficient	progeny
progress	project	projectile	promenade	propel
prophecy	prophesy	proprietor	prosecute	prospect
prospector	prospectus	protect	protection	protest
protestant	provender	prowess	prudent	pulverise
putrefy
q
quadruped	quarrel	quell	quench	quest
question	questionable	quiet	quietude
r
racket	ragged	raspberry	ravenous	rebellion
reckless	reckon	recognise	recollect	recommend
recompense	reconcile	record	recreation	rectangle
rectify	rector	rectory	red	refer
referee	reference	refuse(rubbish)	regiment	register
registrar	regular	regulate	relative	relay
relic	relish	remedy	remember	remembrance
remnant	remonstrate	rend	renegade	renovate
rent	reparation	reprehensible	represent	representative
reprimand	reptile	reputation	requisite	rescue
reservoir	reside	residue	respite	rest
restaurant	restive	resurrection	reticent	revelry
revenue	reverie	revolution	rivet	rivulet
rocket	rodent	rosella	rosette	rudiment
rugged	russet	ruthless
s
sacred	salient	satellite	scarlet	scavenger
scent	science	scientist	scullery	secluded
second	secretary	sect	section	secure
sedate	sediment	sedition	sedulous	segment
seldom	select	self	selfish	sell
seminary	send	sensation	sense	sensible
sensitive	sentence	sententious	sentiment	sentry
separate	separation	separator	september	serenade
serpent	serrated	serviette	session	set
settee	settle	settlement	settler	seven
sever	several	severe	sex	sextant
shed	shelf	shell	shelter	shelving
shepherd	sheriff	sherry	shovel	shred
shrivel	silence	silent	silhouette	siren
skeleton	sketch	sled	sledge	slender
slept	slovenly	smell	smelt	society
soften	solemn	souvenir	spaniel	special
specially	specification	specify	specimen	specious
speck	speckled	spectacle	spectacles	spectator
spectre	speculate	spell	spend	spent
spineless	spinifex	splendid	squirrel	stem
stench	stencil	stepfather	steppe	steps
sterile	stipend	strategy	strawberry	strength
strengthen	strenuous	stretch	stretcher	student
subject	subsequent	subsistence	subterranean	success
successful	succession	succulent	sudden	sufficient
suggest	supplement	suppress	supremacy	surrender
suspect	suspend	suspense	swell	swelter
swept	swollen	sympathetic	synthetic	system

t
tablet	talent	tandem	tangent	target
tassel	technical	telegram	telegraph	television
telephone	telescope	tell	temerity	temperate
temperature	tempest	temple	temporary	tempt
temptation	ten	tenacious	tenant	tend
tender	tendril	tennis	tenor	tense
tension	tent	tentacle	tepid	terrace
terrestrial	terrible	terrier	terrified	terify
territorial	territory	terror	test	testament
testator	testify	tether	text	textile
texture	theft	them	themselves	then
thicket	threaten	thresh	threshold	ticket
together	torment	torrent	towel	tragedy
transgressor	translucent	transparent	travel	traveller
treachery	treble	trellis	tremble	tremendous
trench	trend	trespass	tresses	trestle
trigonometry	trinket	triplets	trowel	truculent
trumpet	trumpeter	tunnel	turpentine	turret
twenty
u
umbrella	unless	urgent	utensil
v
variegated	variety	vegetable	vegetarian	velocity
velvet	veneer	venerate	vengeance	venison
venom	vent	ventilate	ventriloquism	venture
verify	vertebrate	vespers	vessel	vest
very	vet	vestry	veteran	veterinary
vex	violence	violet	virulent	vowel
w
wallet	warden	warren	weasel	web
wed	wedding	wedge	welcome	welfare
well	weld	welt	went	wept
west	western	wet	whelk	when
whelp	whence	whatever	wherry	whet
wireless	witchety	witness	women	woollen
woven	wreck	wreckage	wren	wrench
wrest	wrestle	wrestled	wretch	wretched
y
yell	yellow	yelp	yes	yesterday
yet
z
zebra	zenith	zest	zephyr