Unit 7: Short vowels, Part 1: a and e
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Homophones from this section:
If you confuse these words the computer spellchecker will not spot
your mistake - |
hear - with your ears here - a place |
Did you hear that strange
noise? Don't put it here, put it over there. |
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beach - sand by the sea beech - a tree |
Lie by the sea on the beach. Beech trees drop their leaves. |
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read - read a book reed - tall grass |
My little boy loves to read. Reeds grow by the river. |
heel - part of the foot heal - get better |
I've got a blister on my heel. Cover it up until it heals. |
week - 7 days weak - not strong |
You can have a day off next week. I don't like weak coffee. |
real - true reel - 1) bobbin 2) stagger |
Are those real diamonds in your
ring? 1) Fishing line is wound round a reel. 2) The smell made me reel back. |
deer - animal dear - beloved |
Deer are very shy animals. Start a letter with 'Dear Sir'. |
steel - metal steal - rob |
The knife is made of
stainless steel. A mugger tried to steal my wallet. |
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cheap - not expensive cheep - sound of a bird |
The food is very cheap in this cafe. The little chicks went 'cheep, cheep'. |
been - past tense of 'be' bean - plant, vegetable |
Where have you been all night? Her favourite food is beans on toast. |
leek - vegetable leak - let out liquid |
Leeks taste a
bit like onions. The broken tap is leaking. |
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meet - face to face meat - to eat |
Can you meet me at the bus stop? Some people never eat meat. |
feet - to stand on feat - deed, exploit |
These new boots make my feet hurt. To sail round the world is a great feat. |
peek - small look peak - highest point |
Take a peek at the sleeping baby. It was a great feat to reach the peak. |
seem - appear seam - join |
You seem to be doing very well at
this course. Dan stitched up the torn seam of his coat. |
need - require knead - work dough |
I need to get some more
sleep. Knead the dough to make the pizza. |
For more words with kn please see Unit 24, Silent Letters. |
jeans - denim trousers genes - part of DNA |
I like my old jeans
more than my new ones. Our genes control what we look like. |
sweet - 1) candy 2) cute suite - a set |
1) Too many sweets are bad for the teeth. 2) The baby looks so sweet in that new dress. The best suite of rooms costs $500 a night. |
flee - run away flea - insect |
The gunman was fleeing from the
police. That dog is covered in fleas. |
shear - cut sheer - very steep |
Shear the sheep in summer. There is a sheer drop at the cliff edge. |
You have completed part one of unit 7. You have learned the long vowel sounds a and e.
Or continue to part two of unit 7.
Long vowel sounds i, o and u.
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