Spelling list: ee words - set 1

In a long vowel sound, we say the name of the letter itself. For example, in reed or meet, the ee sound is stretched out. This is different from the short vowel sound in words like red or met.

The ee spelling pattern is frequently used to represent the long e sound in English and appears in the middle of words like beef and cheese and also at the end of words like bee, see, or tree.

When learning the ee spelling pattern, watch out for words that have similar sounds but different spellings and meanings, such as meet or meat. Click on any word in this list to look it up in the Spellzone dictionary.

seed	A plant grows from a seed. *
weed	I'm not sure if this is a weed or a flower.
bleed	She hoped a plaster would stop the bleed.
cheek	A tear rolled down my cheek.
feel	I feel hungry at lunch time. *
been	Have you ever been to Spain? *
queen	The queen lives in the palace. *
deep	A deep shade of red is often referred to as crimson. *
weep	He couldn't help but weep when he heard the sad story.
creep	The damp was starting to creep up the walls of the house.
sheep	The sheep were let loose in the field.
steer	Can you steer the boat? *
sweet	There was a sweet floral scent to the air.
screen	My laptop screen has gone blank.
street	Let's walk on the other side of the street.
speech	Bob's wedding speech was very funny.
screech	The loud screech made me jump.
breeze	She shivered as a cold breeze whipped through the trees. *
freeze	You can freeze the video at any time.
squeeze	She gave her mum a tight squeeze. *