What are the words with sound EE?

Our ee word list was compiled using the following word families: -ee, eech, -eed, -eek, -eel, -eem, -een, -eep, -eer, -eet, and -eeze….EE Words.

EE Words Word Family Sound
beep -eep long e
beer -eer long e
beet -eet long e
bleed -eed long e

What is ee sound?

The letter group ee creates a long “e” sound, as in words, such as freeze, see, tree, and free. Digraph is the name for when two letters combine to form a specific sound, or phoneme. The long “e” sound can also be made by other digraphs, for example ea (seal), ey (lovely), and ie (believe).

Is EE a phoneme or grapheme?

Quite a few Graphemes can be used for the long “ee” Phoneme: “ee” as in Leeds, “ea” as in seam, “ie” as in brief, “ei” as in ceiling, and “e-e” as in theme.

Which English word has ee?

Study the word list: ee words – set 1

seed A plant grows from a seed.
weep He couldn’t help but weep when he heard the sad story.
creep The damp was starting to creep up the walls of the house.
sheep The sheep were let loose in the field.
steer Can you steer the boat?

How do you spell the ee sound?

Eight Ways To Spell Long E

  1. e – be.
  2. e_e – eve.
  3. ee – meet.
  4. ea – beach.
  5. ei – protein.
  6. ie – piece.
  7. ey – key.
  8. y – candy.

What is EE rule?

When do I use ea or ee? There is not a rule dictating when to use ee, ea or e at the end of a syllable, nor 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.

What graphemes make the ee sound?

The children should be confident reading words with e-e, ee, ey and ea graphemes (even, see, monkey, sea.). They should learn today that sometimes ‘ie’ and ‘y’ can make the ee sound in words, (chief and spooky). Vocabulary: Phoneme- a sound.