Long E Sound and Spelling

Mrs. Holmes introduces Unit 11, focusing on the sounds of the long 'e'. The lesson involves practicing with word cards, understanding double vowels, and marking words with long 'e' sounds. Students engage in echo practice, learn to identify and mark double vowels, and apply their knowledge in sentence practice. The lesson concludes with a review and final practice.

What is the main focus of Unit 11?

• Consonant blends

• Long E sound

• Silent letters

• Short A sound

Which of the following is a word card with a long E sound?

• Run

• Dog

• Cat

• Deep

What is a key feature of double vowel sounds?

• They are always at the start of a word

• They are silent

• They make a short sound

• They make a long sound

How is the word 'heal' spelled when referring to recovery?

• Heel

• Heal

• Heil

• Hail

Which spelling of 'need' is correct for the long E sound?

• Need

• Nid

• Neyd

• Nead

What is the correct spelling of 'teach' with the long E sound?

• Teatch

• Teich

• Teach

• Teech

Which spelling of 'feed' is correct?

• Fid

• Feyd

• Feed

• Faid

What is the correct spelling of 'team' with the long E sound?

• Teem

• Team

• Taim

• Teym

In the sentence 'Beef is a kind of meat', how is 'meat' spelled?

• Meet

• Meat

• Mait

• Meyt

In the sentence 'I need a week at the beach', how is 'beach' spelled?

• Baich

• Beach

• Beych

• Beech