Sample Words From List
best
bread
desk
street
beach
sleep
threat
web
bead
greed
next
sled
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
They have e, ea, or ee. Some are short vowels and some are long vowels.
What do you think the word greed means?
(noun) a strong want for a lot of things
What do you think the word reach means?
(verb) to get to or come to
How might we sort these words?
By their vowel patterns - /e/ CVC, /ea/ CVVC, /ee/ CVVC, and /ea/ CVVC.
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
Why is great an oddball?
Because it has the ea pattern but it does not have the same sound as the other words.