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Real or Silly Words? 2
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Phonics worksheet · Long vowels
Vowel Team Sound Boxes
Sound boxes for vowel team words: chain, goat, sheep, night, leaf and toad. Each team (ai, oa, ee, igh, ea) shares one box because it makes one sound.
- Grade level
- 2nd grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Long vowels
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Long vowel sounds, Magic e, Vowel teams, Spelling choices
What kids do
“A vowel team is one sound, so it gets one box! Say each sound, blend them to read the word, write it, then draw it.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Sound boxes: one sound in each box. Touch each box as you say its sound, then sweep your finger under the word to blend. The vowel team is in the colored box. Vowel teams and digraphs share a box because they make one sound.
Words on this sheet
ch ai ng oa tsh ee pn igh tl ea ft oa d
Teacher tip
A vowel team gets one box because it makes one sound.
How to use it
- Show the magic e with a wand: tap the e and the vowel says its name.
- Write the long vowel spellings for one sound side by side on the board.
- Send it home with a note asking families to listen to their child read the words.
Watch for
Vowel team rules have exceptions, like bread and head. Treat them as words to remember.
Talk about it
- How do you know this vowel is long?
- What sound does this letter or letter team make?
Take it further
Make a vowel team poster with words kids find in their reading.
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