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sleeps

sleeps in 5 tiles: s · l · ee · p · s

sleeps has 5 sounds, s · l · ee · p · s. It rhymes with beeps, jeeps and keeps and starts like sly, slaw and slow. It is found under the ee, l-blends, Suffix -s and CCVCC patterns; in UFLI Lesson 99: Suffixes -s, -es.

sleepsSuffix -s

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Word family

Base
-s / -es
  • sleeps

s ending

Rhymes

Starts the same

A step harder

Where it’s found