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Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Organized by the Sound at the Beginning of the Word

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Words that Start with the "Short E" Sound Go to a Page of Short E Activities

echidna The echidna is a primitive, spiny, egg-laying mammal from Australia and New Guinea. It is also called the spiny anteater.

echolocation In echolocation (also called sonar), a high-pitched sound (usually clicks) is sent out. The sound bounces off the object and some returns. The returning echo is interpreted to determine the object's shape, direction, distance, and texture. Dolphins (and other toothed whales) and some bats use sonar to navigate and find prey.

Edison, Thomas Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was an American inventor whose many inventions revolutionized the world. His work improved the light bulb; he invented the phonograph, the carbon telephone transmitter, and the motion-picture projector.

Edmontonia An armored, plant-eating dinosaur from North America.

Edmontosaurus Edmontosaurus was a duck-billed dinosaur.

egg Many animals hatch from eggs. Dinosaurs hatched from eggs.

egg carton An egg carton holds eggs and keep them from breaking.

eggplant An eggplant is a purple vegetable.

elbow The elbow is the joint in the middle of your arm.

elephant The elephant is a big, gray animal with a trunk.

elephant seal The elephant seal is a huge seal that lives in the Pacific Ocean.

elevator An elevator carries people and things up and down a tall building.

elk Elk have beautiful antlers.

elm The elm is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree.

embryo An embryo is a very young, unborn organism.

emerald An emerald is a hard, shiny, deep green jewel.

emerald tree boa The emerald tree boa is a tree-dwelling nocturnal snake from South American rain forests.

emperor An emperor is an unelected ruler of a country.

emperor angelfish The emperor angelfish is a brightly-colored, flattened fish that lives in shallow warm waters.

emperor penguin The emperor penguin is the largest penguin; it lives on ice packs in Antarctica.

empty When something is empty, it has nothing in it. The jug above is empty.

energy Everything needs energy to work or act. Some types of energy include electrical energy, mechanical energy, and potential energy.

engine The engine of a train pulls the railroad cars along the track.

entrance You can go into an area through an entrance.

envelope An envelope holds a letter.

estuary An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean.

evergreen An evergreen plant doesn't lose its leaves in the winter.

every Every child has a balloon.

exam An exam is a test.

! exclamation point An exclamation point is a punctuation mark that is used to show strong feeling!

exercise Exercise is very good for you.

exit You can leave an area through an exit.

experiment People do experiments to learn about the physical world or to test theories.

explorer An explorer explores unknown places and discovers new things. For example, Magellan was an explorer who led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth.

extinct When a group of animals or plants goes extinct, they are gone forever. Some extinct animals include dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats, and dodo birds.

x-ray An x-ray is a special, high-energy picture of your bones or teeth.

Go to a Page of Short e Activities

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Organized by the Sound at the Beginning of the Word

long a

b

hard c + k

ch

d

long e

f+ph

hard g

h

long i

j + soft g

l

long o

short o

p

s + soft c

sh

t

th

long u

v

y

short a

short e

pl

sk

sl

sp

st

sph

short u

w

air

aw

bl

cl

cr

qu

dr

eer

fl

gl

short i

m

or

ow

pr

skr

sm

spl

str

sw

shr

tr

thr

ur

wh

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br

fr

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