Vowel Team Sort
Read each word. Write it under the vowel team that makes its sound.
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How to do it
- Read a word from the box.
- Listen for its vowel sound.
- Write it under the team that makes that sound.
Teaching tip
Underline the vowel team in each word before sorting. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.2.3b.
About this worksheet
Words to sort into three vowel team sounds, like ou/ow, oi/oy and aw/au.
What kids practice
In first grade your child learned teams that say long vowel sounds, like ai in rain. Second grade adds teams that make brand new sounds: oo in moon and book, ou and ow in house and cow, oi and oy in coin and boy, aw and au in saw and sauce, ie and igh in pie and light, and ew and ue in new and glue. These vowel teams are a big part of second grade phonics.
Watch for
- Saying each letter on its own, like o-i in coin.
- Spelling a sound with the wrong team, like boi for boy. That's normal while the patterns settle in.
- Reading ow as in snow when the word is cow. Try both sounds.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full vowel teams phonics guide for 2nd grade.
More sheets in this set
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1. Vowel Team ChartThe second-grade vowel teams (oo, ou/ow, oi/oy, aw/au, ie/igh, ew/ue) with pictures and words. 
2. Which Team?Picture words with the vowel team missing. A hint shows the two teams to choose from.
3. Circle the SpellingPictures with three spellings each. Only one is right.
5. Vowel Team SentencesSentences with a missing word. Pick between two vowel team words that look alike.
6. Color by Vowel TeamA hidden picture made of vowel team words, colored by sound: long a, long e, long o and long i. Includes an answer key.