Vowel Team ee and ea

Two vowel teams often say long e: ee and ea. You'll find ee in 'see', 'tree', 'feet', and 'sleep'. You'll find ea in 'eat', 'sea', 'leaf', and 'dream'. Both say /ee/, so reading is easy.

Spelling is harder, because you have to remember which team a word uses. Some words even sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things: 'see' with your eyes and 'sea' full of water. Read: 'I can see the sea from the tree.

I eat a treat. '

• 1ee and ea both say long e.
• 2Learn which team each word uses.
• 3see and sea sound alike but differ in meaning.