2nd grade
Long Vowel Sort: a, e, o
Twelve vowel team words to sort by the long vowel sound they make: mail and play, green and beach, boat and snow.
Phonics worksheet · Long vowels
Vowel Teams: oa and ow
The long o vowel teams: trace boat, soap and snow, color the oa and ow words, fill in the right team and read a sentence.
- Grade level
- 2nd grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Long vowels
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Long vowel sounds, Magic e, Vowel teams, Spelling choices
What kids do
“Two letters, one long o sound! Read, trace, find and fill in oa and ow words.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 2. Read and trace boat coat soap snow grow bowl oa · ow oa and ow say /ō/, as in boat and
- 3. Color every word with oa or ow
- 4. Write oa or ow to finish each word
- Tip: ow can also say /ow/, as in cow. That one is on the ou and ow sheet.
- 5. Read the sentence. Trace the oa and ow words.
- The goat sat in a boat in the snow.
- 6. Draw a goat in a coat
Words on this sheet
snowtoadhotsobshowblowgoattopboxrodslowcotroadsngrthr
Teacher tip
ow can say long o or /ow/. Here it is long o, like snow.
How to use it
- Read the words out loud and listen for the vowel saying its name.
- Use a vowel team anchor chart while kids work.
- Send it home with a note asking families to listen to their child read the words.
Watch for
Kids who add an e to every word. Ask them to read the word both ways.
Talk about it
- What other way could this sound be spelled?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Play “short or long” with word cards and a jump left or right.
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