Within Word Stage
Feature H
Other Common Long Vowel Patterns
Sort # 1
a
grass
aCe
rake
ay
play
? (oddball)
hey, they
Sort # 2
a
cast
aCe
rake
ay
play
ai
rain
? (oddball)
said
Sort # 3
a
cast
aCe
rake
ai
rain
ei
eight
? (oddball)
wand, wash
Sort # 4
e
rest
e
he
ee
keep
? (oddballs)
new, few, flew, these, the
Sort # 5
e
rest
ee
keep
ea
heat
? (oddballs)
great, break, steak,
Sort # 6
e
rest
ee
keep
ea
heat
ie
chief
Sort # 7
e
rest
ee
keep
ea
heat
short ea
bread
Sort # 8
i
fix
iCe
mice
y
fly
? (oddballs)
live/live; wind/wind
Sort # 9
i
fix
iCe
mice
y
fly
igh
fight
? (oddballs)
tie
Sort # 10
i
fix
iCe
mice
igh
fight
iCC
kind
? (oddballs)
gym, wind, live
Sort # 11
o
hot
oCe
froze
oa
coal
Sort # 12
o
hot
oCe
froze
oa
roam
oCC
cold
Sort # 13
o
hot
oCe
froze
oCC
cold
ow
blow
Sort # 14
u
dump
uCe
June
ue
blue
ui
fruit
Sort # 15
u
dump
ew
crew
ui
fruit
oo
room
? (oddballs)
lie, friend
? (oddballs)
read
? (oddball)
done, move
? (oddball)
some, gone
? (oddball)
toe, lose
? (oddball)
build, book
Within Word Stage
Feature H
Overview
(7.1-7.3)
Suggested Demonstration:
ee
ea
e
rest
keep
heat
short ea
bread
? (oddballs)
read (long & short)
Have the students complete an open sort contrasting the short e, long ē
(ee), long ē (ea), and short ĕ (ea), words. Upon completion of the sort,
emphasize the key points described below. Although this sort was designed
to be an open sort, you may choose to add headers. You may also choose to
direct students to sort by sound, pattern, or sound and pattern.
7.1 – Easiest word list (Recommended for primary)
7.2- Average word list (Recommended for late primary /remedial intermediate)
7.3- Challenge word list (Recommended for intermediate)
Key Points:
 short e – one vowel signals the short vowel sound- Closed syllable(CVC)
 ee long ē sound (Review when two vowels go walking, the first
one does the talking) (CVVC)
 ea long ē sound (Discuss the new vowel pattern that follows the
same rule as ee). (CVVC)
Introduce the concept that ea can be long or short.
 eashort ē sound
Exceptions (oddballs)-read- Read may be pronounced with either a long e or short e sound.
steak- ea may also have a long ā sound.
(* Challenge list- Note the difference between breath/breathe, dreamt/dream, pleasure/ please, etc.)
Link to Assessment:
 Take Home Word List
 Dictated list
 Writing samples
 Word Study Activities
(Feature H) Sort # 7.1
Within Word
steak
treat
glee
ocean
bread
den
jeep
beak
ten
deaf
hen
been
sweat
head
seen
each
met
read
sweet
dead
end
peg
heat
team
Sort H7.1
Dear Family,
Your child is studying the following words as part of a word study
program. Please help your child practice the words listed below. Consider
categorizing the words by the following spelling/sound patterns: the short e
words, the long ē (ee) words, the long ē (ea) words, and the short ĕ (ea)
words. The focus of this list is on the short ĕ (ea) words; therefore, please
note the differences in sound with words like steak (long ā sound) and read
(both long and short e).
beak
been
bread
dead
deaf
den
each
end
glee
head
heat
hen
jeep
met
ocean
peg
read
seen
steak
sweat
sweet
team
ten
treat
(Feature H) Sort # 7.2
Within Word
weather
knee
led
thread
bean
sweat
ahead
best
speak
steak
meet
been
desk
feather
thread
clean
jest
peel
read
lend
spread
seed
sheet
pest
Sort H7.2
Dear Family,
Your child is studying the following words as part of a word study
program. Please help your child practice the words listed below. Consider
categorizing the words by the following spelling/sound patterns: the short e
words, the long ē (ee) words, the long ē (ea) words, and the short ĕ (ea)
words. The focus of this list is on the short ĕ (ea) words; therefore, please
note the differences in sound with words like steak (long ā sound) and read
(both long and short e).
ahead
bean
been
best
clean
desk
feather
jest
knee
led
lend
meet
peel
pest
read
seed
sheet
speak
spread
steak
sweat
thread
thread
weather
(Feature H) Sort # 7.3
Within Word
steak
steam
melt
wealth
ledge
preen
sleeve
sneak
read
sped
reel
jealous
cream
steep
realm
meadow
wrench
treasure
measure
seep
breath
week
breathe
dense
Sort H7.3
Dear Family,
Your child is studying the following words as part of a word study
program. Please help your child practice the words listed below. Consider
categorizing the words by the following spelling/sound patterns: the short e
words, the long ē (ee) words, the long ē (ea) words, and the short ĕ (ea)
words. The focus of this list is on the short ĕ (ea) words; therefore, please
note the differences in sound with words like steak (long ā sound) and read
(both long and short e).
steak
wealth
sleeve
sped
cream
meadow
measure
week
steam
ledge
sneak
reel
steep
wrench
seep
breathe
melt
preen
read
jealous
realm
treasure
breath
dense