The 'ee' spellings, including 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'
I can read and spell words containing three representations of the ‘ee’ phoneme: ‘ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'.
The 'ee' spellings, including 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'
I can read and spell words containing three representations of the ‘ee’ phoneme: ‘ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'ee' and 'ea' are common spellings of the 'ee' phoneme.
- 'e-e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found 'last but one'.
- How to spell the common exception words 'find', 'kind', 'mind' and 'behind'.
Common misconception
The 'ea' and 'ee' spellings are commonly confused.
Be clear that these spellings cannot be used interchangeably. It's important to learn the spellings of words individually to avoid mistakes.
Keywords
Rhyming words - words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry
Common - common spellings are those which appear frequently
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Split digraph - has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a specific name given to a particular person, place or thing
words that have the same or similar ending sounds
a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning
Exit quiz
6 Questions
ee
e-e
ea
anywhere in a word
in the middle or at the end of a word
'last but one'