Study the word list: e-e words

A few words spell the long /e/ sound is by adding the letter e to the end of the word. You can practise spelling the long e sound by working through this list of e-e words.

Spellzone list

theme	Disneyland is a huge theme park.
scene	The picture showed a peaceful country scene.
evening	The evening sun cast a long shadow.
concede	He would not concede that he was wrong.
precede	To precede means to come before.
concrete	Sand, cement and stones make concrete.
compete	James will compete in the wheelchair marathon.
complete	This was a complete waste of time.
delete	It might be best to delete the email.
extreme	A hurricane is a type of extreme weather.
obsolete	Are film cameras now obsolete?
adhere	You must adhere to the rules.
severe	We were delayed by the severe weather.
sincere	I think he is a very sincere person.
interfere	Please do not interfere with my work.
persevere	I will persevere until I can spell these words.
Chinese	Sara likes Chinese food.
Japanese	A kimono is a Japanese robe.

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Learn about these words in Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?

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