Originally Posted by Wren
I don't get the "we looked at her weather balloon". The point was that it is a short e rather than, "two vowels walking together and the first says its name". Same with head.

Kn is easy, simple rule.

I understand that it's an exception. With exceptions we just try to come up with mnemonics to help DD remember how to spell them. That's where our "spelling stories" come in handy.