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Two Sounds of oo
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Phonics worksheet · Long vowels
Long u: ue and ew
The long u teams: trace blue, glue and new, color the ue and ew 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
“Read, trace, find and fill in ue and ew words.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 2. Read and trace
- 3. Color every word with ue or ew
- 4. Write ue or ew to finish each word
- 5. Read the sentence. Trace the ue and ew words.
- The blue bird flew to a new nest.
- 6. Draw a blue bird with glue
Words on this sheet
bluenewrescueflipgrinflewstewduereststeptreegrewdogtrueglue cluefew chewblglchtrfl
Teacher tip
ue and ew both say long u or /oo/. Read blue and new together.
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
- 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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