Spelling
The students will be tested over patterns for the short e sound and the long e sound.
Short e (egg)
The short e sound in initial or medial position is spelled with an e (echo).
Long E (feet)
The long e sound in initial or medial position of a one-syllable base word is spelled with an ee (feet).
The long e sound in medial position of a final syllable in a multisyllabic word is spelled with e-consonant-e (athlete).
The long e sound at the end of a syllable in a base word with two or more syllables is spelled e (even).
Final E
The long e sound in final position of a one-syllable base word is spelled ee (three).
The long e sound in final position of a multisyllabic word is spelled y (candy
Spelling words
west steep fresh
freedom greed compete
believe speck speed
pretend eleven behave
screen stampede shelf
extreme deliver concrete
electric evade
