Grade 2 Unit 5 - Workbook

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© 2013 Core Knowledge FoundationUnit 5^137

Tricky ‘e’

The letter ‘e’ can stand for three sounds. It can stand for /e/ as in bed,

/ee/ as in me, or /ə/ as in debate. Each sentence below has a word with an

underlined ‘e’. Which of the three sounds do you hear in each word?

1. His best race is the 100-meter dash.
   A. /e/ as in bed
   B. /ee/ as in me
   C. /ə/ as in debate


2. The men mixed up a batch of cement.
   A. /e/ as in bed
   B. /ee/ as in me
   C. /ə/ as in debate


3. I have a bug bite on my elbow.
   A. /e/ as in bed
   B. /ee/ as in me
   C. /ə/ as in debate


4. When I was fifteen I went on a trip to Egypt.
   A. /e/ as in bed
   B. /ee/ as in me
   C. /ə/ as in debate