Long E Vowel Teams Sound Knowledge

In this interactive activity, students will explore their knowledge of the main vowel team spelling combinations that produce the long e sound (ee, ey, and ea). Some of the interactive activities included are:

• Sorting words into the different grapheme categories for this sound.
• Choose either ee, ea, or ey as the spelling choice for particular words and move these graphemes into the spaces provided.
• Matching words that contain the long /e/ vowel sound with the correct images.
• Decoding a sentence with a word that contains the long /e/ sound and matching an image to each of the three sentences provided.
• Encoding words that contain the long /e/ sound.
• Find vowel teams in words in simple sentences and cover them with a planet.
• Plus more!

Learning About the Long /e/ Vowel Sound

The long /e/ vowel sound is a specific pronunciation of the letter “e” that is prolonged or stretched out in spoken language. Various vowel teams can represent the long “e” sound in English. A vowel team is a combination of two or more vowels that work together to produce a specific sound. 

Here are some common vowel teams that represent the long “e” sound:

• ee as in bee
• ey as in money
• ea as in team

Download and Explore Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the PowerPoint version or the Google Slide version of this resource. This interactive activity needs to be used in ‘edit’ mode to ensure the interactive features work.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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