How do I teach my child the difference between EE and EA?

There is not a rule dictating when to use EE, EA, E at the end of a syllable, or E with a silent E to spell the long /ē/ sound. At the end of a syllable within a base word, E is most common (as in he and cedar), but EE and EA are still permitted (agree, tea), so this is not an absolute rule that lets you know for sure.

What are some EE and EA words?

Study the word list: ee and ea words

week You can have a day off next week.
meat Buy meat at the butcher’s shop.
easy It was easy to confuse the two twins with each other.
three The wedding cake was in three tiers.
beef Cook the beef in a very hot oven.

What are some EA words?

EA Spelling Words

EA Words Word Family Sound
bean -ean long e
beast -east long e
beat -eat long e
bleach -each long e

What are short EA words?

Special Category: “ea” as short e

breakfast breast dead
deadly deadlock deaf
displeasure dread endeavor
feather head instead
jealous leather measure

How do you teach long EE and EA words?

Teach ee and ea words phonics together Write a sentence containing both spelling patterns. For example, “Dean can see the bee land on the green leaf.” Encourage the struggling reader to analyze the ee and ea words and highlight the phonics units. Underline ee and ea and ask the student what each unit says.

What are three common sounds for EA?

The seal left the sea and sat on the beach. Lesson 1 ea introduces one of the three sounds for ea, /ē/ as in eat, which is its most frequent sound. The /ĕ/ sound of ea, as in bread, is taught in Lesson 2. The /ā/ sound of ea, as in steak, is taught in Lesson 3.

What’s the rule for EE and EA?

Long e is spelled either with ee, like in meet, seed, and weed, or ea, like in team, seat, and bead. The two vowels come side by side, but the first is the one that makes its long sound. A long-o sound is also often spelled with two vowels.

What is the phonics rule for EA?

Rule: Two vowels side by side in a word, make one sound and have more than one pronunciation. Vowel team ea is pronounced with the long e as in seat AND short e as in head. Sort the Spelling Words by the vowel team /ea/ sounds. Write neatly!

What are the rules of EA?

Most long-e sounds fit the two vowels rule. Long e is spelled either with ee, like in meet, seed, and weed, or ea, like in team, seat, and bead. The two vowels come side by side, but the first is the one that makes its long sound. A long-o sound is also often spelled with two vowels.

Is EA a special sound?

The consonants, short vowels, and long-vowels spelled with two letters are not included in the 132 Special Sounds, except for a few exceptions (ea has three sounds). The Special Sounds relate especially to the spelling program, which is one of the strong points of the first and second grade programs.

Why do we use EA instead of EE?

Rule Two: When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. Most long-e sounds fit the two vowels rule. Long e is spelled either with ee, like in meet, seed, and weed, or ea, like in team, seat, and bead. The two vowels come side by side, but the first is the one that makes its long sound.

What are three common ea sounds?

The /ā/ sound of ea, as in steak, is taught in Lesson 3. The Key Word Concept Sheet contains all three sounds. Some ea words have an e at the end, such as leave, weave, eave, and heave.