More examples: e-e words

Some words in English spell the long /e/ sound by adding the letter e to the end of the word. This creates the pattern found in words like theme, scene, and evening. The e-e combination makes the vowel sound long, similar to the ee in see.

Here are two examples:

Theme – The family went to the theme park. Scene – The picture showed a peaceful country scene.

Recognising this e-e pattern will help with spelling other words that contain this sound.

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Only 5 of these words will be used during the Learn the Words activities.

theme
The family went to the 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
A period of fasting will precede the feast.
concrete
The building was made of concrete.
compete
James will compete in the wheelchair marathon.
complete
This was a complete waste of time.
delete
I'll delete some emails to clear space in my folder.
extreme
The rainfall caused extreme flooding.
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
I am learning to speak Japanese.