This week we are focusing on vowel teams and patterns that make the long e sound: -ee, ea, -y ( at the end of 2 syllable words). Many words with this vowel sound that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have very different meanings. These are called homophones or homonyms. For instance, “beet” and “beat.” Beet is a purple vegetable. Beat has multiple meanings such as –the steady pulse in music, or to defeat an opponent. So it is very important to know the context of the word, or how the word is being used, in order to determine the spelling since several of these words sound the same. I did NOT include any on the list because of the confusion, but your student may notice these words while reading. We will be addressing homophones later this year.
Here are this week’s words:
- meat
- queen
- beet
- baby
- mean
- team
- please
- only
- carry
- easy