Short and Long E in Spelling

Short and Long e:
e, ee, ea, and ie

" Year of the Rat" Week 2 Module 1

​ Turn and Talk
Explain to your partner the short and long E sound, and the different letters that will make that sound.

​Consonants v. Vowels

​Words are made up of vowels and consonants.

​Vowel sounds can be short or long. Read through all of the words below.

Short Vowels Words

SHORT E	​
get​	​
then​	​
went​	​
when	​
​red	​

​The letter " e " can make a long sound in short words.

we she ego me

be he meter prefix

Long e; ee, ea, and ie

​ Long E Sound

Long e: ee, ea.

• feet

• mean

​Vowel Teams

​In many words, you see two vowels together.

​

​Examples:

​1. eagle
2. thief

​2. sleep

​

​We call these "vowel" teams or "vv" teams.

​VV Teams

1. ee

​2. ea

​3. ie

These vowel teams have a long E sound.

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​VV Team Rule

​The first vowel is long (meaning it says its name).

​

​The second vowel is silent (meaning you don't hear it).

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​Example:

What you read: Flea

​What you say:

tea

leaf

beak

meat

Long E: ee

​The first vowel is long (meaning it says its name).

​​The second vowel is silent (meaning you don't hear it).

​

feet

bee

heel

Long E: ie

​However, sometimes " ie" will make a long E sound based on its position in the word

thief brief belief

​

field

​chief

​believe

Module 1 • Week 2

Decoding 1.6

Blend and Read

Write the words that have a long E sound.

1 chief

steep

best

cheap

fresh

2 beat

pet

keep

men

mean

3 tell

eat

deal

team

thief

4 feet

theme

seal

hen

be

5 leaf

sweet

eel

bet

wet

6 Our teacher believes that we should have a class pet.

7 He received the red vest his aunt sent him.

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Grade 4 | Foundational Skills

Name

west

steep

member

gleam

fresh

freedom

speed

steam

beast

believe

speck

kept

cheap

pretend

greed

shelf

least

eager

reason

chief

complete

sleeve

engine

defend

Spelling Word Cards: Short e and Long e

Spelling
1.6

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Grade 4

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​ Turn and Talk
Explain to your partner the short and long E sounds, and the different letters that will make that sound.