Lesson 7 : The 'Seed' Sound

The "Seed" Sound

"SEED"

It's easy to remember how to spell the "seed" sound when the word refers to seed that comes from a plant.

That "seed" sound is always spelled s-e-e-d:
birdseed, cottonseed, flaxseed, linseed, poppyseed, pumpkinseed, and so on.

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find all the 'seed'​ words

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flaxseed

birthday

poppyseed

cottonseed

linseed

outsaid

gainsaid

The 'seed' sound is spelled ...

cede or ceed in most words:

precede exceed

The 'seed' sound is spelled ...

ced some words:

preceding

The 'seed' sound is spelled ...

with an s for only on word family:

supersede

Multiple Choice

Find the 'seed' word

• precede

• called

Multiple Choice

Find the 'seed' word

• exceed

• bottom

Multiple Choice

Find the 'seed' word

• supersede

• sneeze

Multiple Choice

Find the 'seed' word

• secede

• bees

But what about the other "seed" sounds?

​Only one English word ends in sede: supersede.

Three English words end in ceed: exceed, proceed, and succeed.

All other English words that end in the "seed" sound are spelled with cede:
intercede, precede, recede, secede, and so on.

Remember...