Short Long Ea

Do you have a _____ each Thanksgiving?

• feast

• feest

• freast

• feste

True or false: When you say a word with a LONG A sound, it makes you smile. When you say a word with a SHORT A Sound it makes your chin drop.

• True

• False

Which of the following words contains a short 'ea' sound?

• Bread

• Read (past tense)

• Lead (metal)

• Bead

Identify the word with a long 'ea' sound.

• Head

• Dead

• Lead (verb)

• Thread

Which sentence uses 'ea' with a long vowel sound?

• The bread is fresh.

• She read the book yesterday.

• The team will meet tomorrow.

• The lead pipe is heavy.

Choose the word with a short 'ea' sound.

• Seat

• Heat

• Meat

• Sweat

Which of the following words has a long 'ea' sound?

• Feather

• Weather

• Pleasure

• Feature

Select the word that has a short 'ea' sound.

• Dream

• Stream

• Stead

• Cream

Which word contains a long 'ea' sound?

• Head

• Bread

• Read (present tense)

• Lead (metal)

Identify the sentence with a short 'ea' sound.

• The team is strong.

• He will lead the group.

• The bread is stale.

• She will read the letter.