SPELLING - LONG E

beetle

A beetle is a kind of insect.

leash

Always walk your dog with a leash.

What is magic e?

An e at the end of a word makes the vowel in the middle or beginning of the word long: complete, delete, scene, these, eve.

simile

As cold as ice is an example of a simile.

delete

Delete that word from your sentence.

ninety

Grandpa Ken is ninety years old.

receive

I did not receive my Amazon package

league

I want to join a bowling league.

believe

If you just believe is a song from the Polar Express movie.

succeed

If you try your best, you will succeed.

relief

It's a relief to be done with my homework.

What does vowel team ey do?

Makes the e vowel the star: honey, key, money, turkey, money.

What does y do at the end of a word?

Makes the y sound like a long e: ninety, baby, happy, galaxy, puppy.

complete

My Halloween puzzle is complete.

scene

Our yard pond makes a beautiful scene.

What does vowel team ea do?

The 1st vowel in the ea team does the talking: league, weak, leash, seat, meat.

catastrophe

The tornado was a catastrophe.

1 week

There are 7 days each week.

apostrophe

Use an apostrophe when eliminate one or more letters from a word.

What does vowel team ee do?

Usually found in the middle of a word, or sometimes at the end: week, succeed, beetle, feet, three.

weak

Weak is the opposite of strong.

honey

Winnie the Pool loves honey.

What does i before e, except after c do?

Words that have ie: relief, believe, thief, piece, brief. Words that have ei: receive, receipt, deceive, ceiling, conceit.

Can a lone e make the long e sound?

Yes: catastrophe, apostrophe, simile, recipe, she