1. Spelling Lesson 2 Spelling the Long e Sound east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles Spelling Tip The long e sound can be spelled ee, ea, ie, and ey.

2. 1-8 Write the Core Words in which a long e vowel sound is spelled ea. Circle two other letters that spell the long e sound in the two-syllable word. 9-13 Write the Core Words in which the long e sound is spelled ie or ey. 14-16 Write the Core Words in which the long e sound is spelled ee. 17-21 Write the challenge Words. Circle the letters that spell the long e sound. east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles

3. The sun was just rising in the ( 1 ). Sina decided to go to the ( 2 ) to build a sand castle. She walked past a ( 3 ) filled with tall golden stalks of ( 4 ). A small ( 5 ) sat on top of one of the stalks as if to ( 6 ) a look at Sina as she went by. east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles Seaweed Beach

4. east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles Sina held her shovel and pail in front of her like a make-believe sword and ( 7 ). She pretended to be a knight riding a horse. Though not an experienced rider like a ( 8 ), Sina had ridden a little brown ( 9 ) many times. She wished for a horse more than anything. But her parents would not ( 10 ) to her wish. Well, she could pretend, at ( 11 ).

5. east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles As she got near the water, Sina could smell heaps of ( 12 ). The water was so shiny it looked like oil or ( 13 ). She decided to take a short walk along the shore. Suddenly Sina gave a loud ( 14 ). She had scraped her foot on a broken seashell, but it didn’t ( 15 ). Sina forgot all about her cut foot when she got busy building her sand castle.

6. Study the example. Combine the Core Word with the other word to make a compound word. sea + weed = seaweed east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles Compound Words 16. north + east19. wind + shield 17. nose + bleed20. battle + field 18. out + field

7. 1. Yltmr2. wzteb3. iftewt4. wqftex 5. dkteu6. gteqk7. mtewu 8. gttumt9. gmttr10. svqbth Break the Code Each letter of a Core Word is represented by another letter. Use the code to write the Core Words. east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles

8. 11. seal, _______, second 12. earth, _______, easy 13. yesterday, _______, young 14. dog, ________, down 15. sharp, _______, shine Alphabetize and Write Write the Core Word that comes in the alphabet between each pair of words. east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles

9. Write a letter to a friend about a day you spent at the beach. Be sure to describe the beach and tell what you did there. Use at least four Core Words from this lesson. east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles

10. Here is a draft of part of a letter. 1-3. Three words are misspelled. 4-5. Two capital letters were not used at the beginnings of names. Copy the letter and correct the spelling and punctuation errors. east bleed field donkey sneak jockey grease yield least scream shield wheat seaweed beach beetle screech female wreath niece measles