Open sort to see if the children can identify that the words have different

ways of spelling long e phoneme. Or closed sort against the different graphemes ee eae_e eo ie ypea seed key chief

people these the bee

tree seal neat Pete

peek eel weed money

Ways of spelling long e sound

best bet final position

ee, e ea (1 syllable words)y (words with 2 or

infrequently used

ey ie eo best bet initial or medial position

ea, ee

Cut this top row off before you give the sort to pupils!

bead wheel eve compete

phoneme toffee freeze sleep

hockey me he we

snowy sorry sunny flurry

rainy