Greetings!
This week we are studying long e vowel teams. The teams are -ea, and -ee. The letter ‘Y’ also makes a long e sound when it is at the end of 2 syllable words, such as baby, and carry. There are also sets of words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings, called homophones. When this happens, it is very important to understand the meaning of the word to determine which spelling is correct. Please help your student understand the meaning of each word so that they can spell the correct homophone. For example, meet and meat sound the same, but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings as seen in the following sentences:
- My mom went to the store to buy meat for dinner.
- My mom and dad went to meet my teacher for conferences.
Here are this week’s words:
- meat (food)
- beet (vegetable)
- queen
- baby
- mean
- team
- please
- only
- carry
- easy
Remember there are also 5 cold words on the test that are familiar but not specifically practiced.