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Spelling List 5-3

5-3 Spelling Tip

Long e.
The sign for long e is /LongE.gif (859 bytes)/.
The long e is spelled ea in real and seal.
The long e is spelled ee in meet and street.
The long e is spelled e in me and he.

 

Words Definitions
1. tea 1. a drink made by pouring boiling water over a certain kind of dried leaves.  2. a meal in the afternoon:  We are invited for tea.  3. for tea:  a tea bag, a tea cup.
2. detail 1. extended attention to particular items.  2. to assign a particular task:  The soldier was put on kitchen detail duty.
3. theme 1. topic; subject.  2. a short written composition:  Our school themes must be written in ink and on white paper.  3. the principal melody in a piece of music; short melody repeated in different forms.   4. melody used to identify a particular radio or television program.
4. weak 1. easily broken:  There was a weak spot in the tire.  2. not having power or being strong:  She was weak after her sickness.
5. weekend the end of the week: the period between the close of one working or business or school week and the beginning of the next.
6. designer 1. one that designs.  2. one who creates and manufactures a new product style or design:  She wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up.
7. frequently often; repeatedly; every little while.
8. leaped jumped.
9. feat a courageous deed:  The hero was welcomed for his wonderful feats in the war.
10. greet to say hello to someone:  She came to the door to greet us.