Investigating the ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’
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I can spell words using ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ to make the ‘ee’ sound.
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There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound. ‘ee’, ‘ea’ and ‘e-e’ are the most common.
The spellings ‘e’, ‘y’, ‘ey’, ‘ie’ and ‘ei’ are other ways to represent the ‘ee’ phoneme.
The rule ‘i before e except after c’ can help us choose between ‘ie’ and ‘ei’ when spelling ‘ee’.
There are exceptions, including ‘protein’, ‘caffeine’ and ‘seize’.
How to spell the curriculum words: achieve, believe and possess.
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