ea spelling short /ĕ/, a spelling short /ŏ/

 We previously learned that the EA vowel team can spell the long E sound, as in "team," but now we know it can also spell the short E sound, like in "feather" or "bread."

We had previously learned some irregular/heart words featuring a making the short O sound, like "water" or "father."  While not the most common spelling pattern, it is prevalent enough to spend time practicing spelling and decoding! Interestingly, A most commonly makes the short o sound when following a W -- like in "want" or "waddle."

Games to Practice

For spelling practice in particular, click on the "Switch Template" side bar, and click on "show all" at the bottom, then select "Anagram."

Try your hand at unscrambling to spell short O sounds with w+a words!