2nd grade
Vowel Team Sentences
Eight sentences with a vowel team missing: rain, play, bee, beach, boat, snow, feet and peach. Only one team makes a real word.
Phonics worksheet · Long vowels
Y as a Vowel
Y acts like a vowel at the end of words. Twelve words to sort by the sound it makes: fly, sky and cry, or baby, happy and puppy.
- 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 each word. Does the y sound like fly or like baby? Write it in that column.”
Printed on the sheet:
- At the end of a short word, y says /ī/ (fly). At the end of a longer word, y says /ē/ (baby).
Words on this sheet
candymyhappyskypuppycrybunnywhyfunnybabytryfly
Teacher tip
One syllable, y says long i. Two syllables, y says long e.
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
- 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.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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