ee words
When is the ee grapheme taught?
The ee grapheme is taught in Reception in Phase 3 of Letters & Sounds and in Year 1 of the KS1 Curriculum.
What are the common ee words?
see
tree
green
meet
week
free
three
knee
been
seen
green
seemed
feel
wheel
teeth
feet
meet
street
sweet
weekend
cheese
feed
needed
sleep
asleep
keep
deep
sweep
weep
cheeky
greedy
What are pseudo words?
A pseudo word is a fake word consisting of a string of letters that resembles a real word but doesn't actually exist in the language eg brib, sneeb. In the phonics screening test they are also referred to as 'alien words' as each pseudo word is presented with an 'alien' to let the children know that the word isn't real.
Why does the phonics screening test use pseudo words?
Pseudo words are included in order to assess the ability to decode as opposed to using memory which supports the reading of familiar real words.
Are all phonics screening test words pseudo words?
No, half of the words are real and half are pseudo words. We have flashcards for both real and pseudo words for multiple graphemes available as part of the free Monster Phonics trial.