✩ The ee sound
Different letter sets can make the same sound. The letters ee and ea can
make the same sound. The spelling is different but the sound is the
same – meet sounds like meat. Read these ee words out loud.
feet see sheep been three
feel sweet seed sleep tree
Write ee words to match the pictures.
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Now write these sentences.
Count sheep if you cannot sleep.
One, two, three.
Read these ea words out loud.
meat neat seat seal real
cream team bead heat bean
Write ea words to match these pictures.
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✩ The ee sound
a Different letter sets can make the same sound. The letters ee and ea can
make the same sound. The spelling is different but the sound is the
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same – meet sounds like meat. Read these ee words out loud.
see sheep been three
o feel sweet seed
Write ee words to match the pictures.
sleep tree
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Now write these sentences.
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de Count sheep if you cannot sleep.
One, two, three.
Count sheep if you cannot sleep.
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neat seat seal real
s cream team bead heat bean
l Write ea words to match these pictures.
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words that sound the same, such as see and sea, can be spelled differently. With
lots of exposure to such words, children will soon learn the different spellings.
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