Open sort to see if the children can identify that the words have different ways of spelling long e phoneme. Or closed sort against the different graphemes ee ea e_e eo ie y pea seed key chief people these the bee tree seal neat Pete Ways of spelling long e sound best bet final position ee, e ea (1 syllable words) y (words with 2 or infrequently used ey ie eo best bet initial or medial position ea, ee Cut this top row off before you give the sort to pupils!