Know Additional Vowel Team Correspondences - 2nd Grade Reading

1. Which word has the vowel team "ea" making the long $e$ sound: "bread" or "beach"?

   beach. 'ea' in 'beach' follows the common long e pattern.

2. Which word has "oo" making the long $u$ sound: "cook" or "spoon"?

   spoon. 'oo' in 'spoon' makes the longer sound (like 'moon').

3. What sound does the vowel team "oy" make in a word like "toy"?

   $/oi/$ sound, as in "toy". 'oy' at word endings makes the same /oi/ sound as 'oi'.

4. What sound does the vowel team "oa" most often make in a word like "boat"?

   Long $o$ sound ($/ō/$), as in "boat". 'oa' consistently makes the long o sound in most words.

5. What sound does the vowel team "igh" usually make in words like "night"?

   Long $i$ sound (\ī). The 'gh' is silent; 'i' says its name.

6. What sound does the vowel team "ue" most often make in a word like "blue"?

   Long $u$ sound ($/ū/$), as in "blue". 'ue' at word endings usually makes the long u sound.

7. What sound does the vowel team "au" usually make in words like "haul"?

   Aw sound (\aw), as in "haul". 'au' makes the same sound as 'aw'.

8. What sound does the vowel team "ea" usually make in words like "team"?

   Long $e$ sound (\ē). 'ea' often makes the long e sound, not short e.

9. What sound does the vowel team "oo" usually make in words like "book"?

   Short $u$ sound (\u), as in "book". 'oo' can also make a shorter sound.

10. What sound does the vowel team "oi" make in a word like "coin"?

    $/oi/$ sound, as in "coin". 'oi' consistently makes the /oi/ diphthong sound.

11. What sound does the vowel team "ow" make in a word like "cow"?

    $/ou/$ sound, as in "cow". 'ow' can make the /ou/ diphthong sound, as in 'cow' or 'how'.

12. What sound does the vowel team "ee" usually make in words like "seed"?

    Long $e$ sound (\ē). Double 'e' makes one long e sound.

13. What sound does the vowel team "oy" usually make in words like "toy"?

    Oi/oy sound (\oi), as in "toy". 'oy' at word ends makes the same sound as 'oi'.

14. What sound does the vowel team "oo" most often make in a word like "moon"?

    Long $u$ sound ($/ū/$), as in "moon". 'oo' has two sounds; this is its long u sound.

15. What sound does the vowel team "oe" most often make in a word like "toe"?

    Long $o$ sound ($/ō/$), as in "toe". 'oe' at word endings typically makes the long o sound.

16. Identify the vowel team in the word "boat" that makes the long $o$ sound ($/ō/$).

    oa. The two vowels 'o' and 'a' work together in 'boat'.

17. What sound does the vowel team "oi" usually make in words like "coin"?

    Oi/oy sound (\oi), as in "coin". 'oi' makes a unique diphthong sound.

18. What sound does the vowel team "ou" usually make in words like "cloud"?

    Ow/ou sound (\au), as in "cloud". 'ou' often makes the 'ow' sound (as in 'ouch').

19. What sound does the vowel team "ui" usually make in words like "fruit"?

    Long $u$ sound (\ū). 'ui' makes the u long in most words.

20. What sound does the vowel team "aw" usually make in words like "saw"?

    Aw sound (\aw), as in "saw". 'aw' makes a unique vowel sound.

21. What sound does the vowel team "ay" usually make at the end of words like "play"?

    Long $a$ sound (\ā). At word endings, 'ay' makes the first vowel long.

22. What sound does the vowel team "ai" usually make in words like "rain"?

    Long $a$ sound (\ā). Two vowels together make the first vowel say its name.

23. Choose the word that has the long $a$ vowel team sound ($/ā/$): "rain" or "ran"?

    rain. 'rain' has the 'ai' vowel team; 'ran' has only one vowel.

24. What sound does the vowel team "ue" usually make in words like "blue"?

    Long $u$ sound (\ū). 'ue' makes u say its alphabet name.

25. What sound does the vowel team "oa" usually make in words like "boat"?

    Long $o$ sound (\ō). 'oa' makes the o say its alphabet name.

26. What sound does the vowel team "aw" most often make in a word like "saw"?

    /aw/ sound, as in "saw". 'aw' consistently makes the /aw/ sound.

27. What sound does the vowel team "ie" most often make in a word like "pie"?

    Long $i$ sound ($/ī/$), as in "pie". 'ie' often makes long i when it ends a one-syllable word.

28. What sound does the vowel team "oe" usually make in words like "toe"?

    Long $o$ sound (\ō). 'oe' at word ends makes the o long.

29. What sound does the vowel team "oo" usually make in words like "moon"?

    Long $u$ sound (\ū), as in "moon". 'oo' has two sounds; this is the longer one.

30. What sound does the vowel team "ow" usually make in words like "snow"?

    Long $o$ sound (\ō). 'ow' can make long o (not the 'ow' in 'cow').

31. What sound does the vowel team "ee" most often make in a word like "seed"?

    Long $e$ sound ($/ē/$), as in "seed". Double 'e' consistently makes the long e sound.

32. Choose the word that has the $/oi/$ vowel team sound: "coin" or "cone"?

    coin. 'coin' has 'oi'; 'cone' has silent e pattern instead.

33. What sound does the vowel team "ou" make in a word like "out"?

    $/ou/$ sound, as in "out". 'ou' makes the /ou/ diphthong in many common words.

34. What sound does the vowel team "au" most often make in a word like "haul"?

    $/aw/$ sound, as in "haul". 'au' typically makes the /aw/ sound in most words.

35. What sound does the vowel team "oo" make in a word like "book"?

    Short $u$-like sound ($/ʊ/$), as in "book". 'oo' can also make a shorter sound, as in 'book' or 'good'.

36. What sound does the vowel team "ea" most often make in a word like "team"?

    Long $e$ sound ($/ē/$), as in "team". 'ea' usually makes long e, though it has other sounds too.

37. What sound does the vowel team "ay" most often make at the end of a word like "play"?

    Long $a$ sound ($/ā/$), as in "play". At word endings, 'ay' typically makes the long a sound.

38. What sound does the vowel team "ui" most often make in a word like "fruit"?

    Long $u$ sound ($/ū/$), as in "fruit". 'ui' makes long u in some common words like 'fruit' and 'juice'.

39. What sound does the vowel team "ie" usually make in words like "pie"?

    Long $i$ sound (\ī). 'ie' often sounds like the letter i's name.

40. What sound does the vowel team "ai" most often make in a word like "rain"?

    Long $a$ sound ($/ā/$), as in "rain". Two vowels together often make the first vowel say its name.

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