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Spelling Words

Week 3

These spelling words focus on the long e sounds

1. beam
2. tea
3. chief
4. squeak
5. peep
6. weep
7. sleek
8. heal
9. tease
10. thief
11. deal
12. please
13. leak
14. league
15. reef
16. deed
17. feet
18. breathe
19. speech

20. wheeze

Spelling Pre-test Sentences 

1. (beam) There was  a little beam of light coming from the curtains. (beam)

2. (tea) Your throat may feel better after your drink your tea.  (tea)

3. (chief) The chief is the leader. (chief)

4. (squeak) She heard a small squeak coming from the kitchen, and ran for a mile. (squeak)

5. (peep) The small chickens made a peep noise. (peep)

6. (weep) When he dropped his ice-cream cone he began to weep. (weep) 

7. (sleek) Do you like the sleek smooth feel of petting a cat? (sleek)

8. (heal) Over time you will heal from all of your sadness. (heal)

9. (tease) Do not tease the dogs by pretending that you will feed them when you won't. (tease)

10. (thief)The diamond thief showed up the very next night wearing a huge diamond pinky ring. (thief)

11. (deal) You cannot make a deal with the teacher. (deal) 

12. (please) It is a polite thing to say please and thank you! (please)

13. (leak) If you heard dripping it's probably because the sink has a leak. (leak)

14. (league) A league is another word for a group that is put together for one purpose. (league) 

15. (reef) A reef is a chain of rocks and coral that grow near the surface of the ocean. (reef)

16. (deed) If you perform a good deed, maybe you will be rewarded. (deed) 

17. (feet) Don't put your feet in the water near an oyster bed. (feet)

18. (breathe) When you are stressed you need to breathe deeply. (breathe)

19. (speech) I gave my class a huge speech about being quiet in the halls. (speech)

20. (wheeze) When I have difficulty breathing, I begin to wheeze. (wheeze)