Phonics Diphthongs - ee and ea - Free Printable

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Part 1: Can you complete the missing sounds for each 'ea' word?
*(Looking at the pictures and using the "ea" sound)*

1. b r e a d (The picture is a loaf of bread)
2. h e a d (The arrow points to the head)
3. d e a d (The flower is wilting/dead)
4. t r e a s u r e (The picture is a treasure chest)
5. w e a v e (The picture shows woven fabric or a wave pattern, but given the letters `_ _ w e`, it is likely weave or potentially wave if the spelling allows, but standard phonics usually pairs 'ea' here. Let's look closer. The image is a swatch of fabric. The letters provided are `_ _ w e`. Wait, looking at the crop, it looks like `_ _ w e`. Actually, looking at the third row, second item, it is a piece of cloth. The word is likely weave. However, another common word is sweater for the next one. Let's re-examine the middle right image. It is a shirt/sweater. The letters are `_ w e _ t e r`. That spells sweater. So the fabric one before it... ah, the letters under the fabric are `_ _ w e`. No, looking at the layout:
* Row 2, Left: Treasure chest -> `t r e a s u r e` (Letters provided: `_ _ _ s u r e`). Answer: treasure.
* Row 2, Middle: Fabric/Wave? The letters are `_ _ w e`. This is tricky. Let's look at the next one.
* Row 2, Right: Sweater. Letters: `_ w e _ t e r`. Answer: sweater.
* Let's go back to Row 2, Middle. The image is a wavy line or fabric. The letters are `_ _ w e`. Could it be weave? Yes. Or maybe wave? But the topic is "ea". Weave uses ea.

Let's double check the first row again.
1. Bread (`b r _ _ d`) -> bread
2. Head (`_ e _ d`) -> head
3. Dead (`_ e _ d`) -> dead

Second row:
4. Treasure (`_ _ _ s u r e`) -> treasure
5. Weave (`_ _ w e`) -> weave (Note: sometimes this might be 'wave' in other contexts, but for 'ea' words, weave fits best. Another option is if the image is "sea weed"? No. Let's stick with weave). *Correction*: Looking closely at the faint letters, it might be `_ e a _`. If it is `_ e a _`, and the image is a leaf? No, it's fabric. Let's look at the letters again. It looks like `_ _ w e`. I will provide weave.
6. Sweater (`_ w e _ t e r`) -> sweater

Part 2: Complete the handwriting line then complete and read each word.

Column 1:
* `l _ d` -> lead (or load, but context is 'ea') -> lead
* `t r _ _ d` -> tread
* `th _ _ d` -> thread
* `l _ th er` -> leather

Column 2:
* `d _ _ f` -> deaf
* `dr _ _ d` -> dread
* `sp r _ _ d` -> spread
* `ph _ _ sant` -> pleasant

Column 3:
* `sw _ _ t` -> sweat
* `_ _ dy` -> ready (from the top example box) or steady. Given the box says "ready, steady...", let's use ready or steady. The blank is `_ _ dy`. Both fit. Usually, these lists follow a pattern. Let's provide steady as it matches the "eady" pattern often taught with ready.
* `br _ _ th` -> breath
* `in st _ _ d` -> instead

Final Answer:

Pictures Section:
1. bread
2. head
3. dead
4. treasure
5. weave
6. sweater

Handwriting Section:
* lead, tread, thread, leather
* deaf, dread, spread, pleasant
* sweat, steady (or ready), breath, instead