long e /ē/
long e is the /ē/ sound like in ‘bee’, or when the vowel says its name
when the silent e uses its magic, like in ‘these’ (see magic e lesson in long vowels, part 2, lesson 9)
2. in some cute little words or syllables, like ‘me’ (he, she, we, beware)
3. in vowel team ee, like in ‘bee’
4. in vowel team ea, like in ‘sea’
5. /ē/ spelled as y, at the end of a two syllable word, like ‘bunny’
ee bee
/ē/ spelled as ee
The ‘ee’ vowel team is usually in the middle or the end of a word.
ee ea see sea
/ē/ spelled as ee or ea
The ‘ee’ vowel team is usually in the middle or the end of a word.
The ‘ea’ vowel team can be in the start, middle or the end of a word.
ee and ea are called vowel teams, because, yes, they are two vowels that together make only one sound — /ē/ — they are a team.
ea ee eat sheep
/ē/ spelled as ee or ea
The ‘ee’ vowel team is usually in the middle or the end of a word.
The ‘ea’ vowel team can be in the start, middle or the end of a word.
y bunny
/ē/ spelled as y at the end of a two syllable word
(see special lessons to learn about syllables
and to learn all about y)
(look out, there’s too much cuteness in this video)
After you learn the long i sounds, you can do some fun cut and paste with the ‘sounds of y’ (part 2, lesson 11).