Homophones for Unit 7 - the long vowel sounds

Spelling Homophones with long vowel sound Spelling homophones...
...the words the computer spellchecker will not spot

This section covers the long vowel sound /ē/

These are the main ways of spelling this sound:


ee as in green	ea as in beach	e-e as in athlete	y as in happy

If you would like to review the homophones before the test,
go to Unit 7 page 12

Test 3. Which of the bold words is correct?

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There's a very weak/week signal on my phone.
Speak louder or he won't hear/here you.
The kids had baked beans/beens and burgers.
It seams/seems very cold tonight.
My wife is very dear/deer to me.
My feat/feet feel freezing.
I'm very pleased to meat/meet you.
Red hair is in the family's jeans/genes.
Will you read/reed me a bedtime story?
There's a hole in the heal/heel of my sock.
I found a cheap/cheep TV in the sale.
They tried to steal/steel her necklace.

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Homophones for Unit 7 - the long vowel sounds

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