Spelling vowel teams worksheets
Aligned with Common Core L.2.2d
Printable second-grade spelling worksheets for vowel teams: which spelling goes in the middle or at the end, sound boxes, clue words, picture spelling and proofreading.
The worksheets
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Vowel Team Spelling Chart
Eight vowel sounds with their middle and end spellings and example words.
Vowel Team Sound Boxes
Pictures with one box per sound. The vowel team box is wider.
Which Team? Clues
Clue sentences with a word missing its vowel team.
Picture Spelling
Pictures of vowel team words to spell on big writing lines.
Fix the Spelling
Sentences with one misspelled vowel team word to find and fix.
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What it is
Reading a vowel team is one step. Spelling it is harder, because many sounds have more than one spelling: long a can be ai or ay. A helpful pattern is where the sound is in the word. ai, oa, oi and ou usually come in the middle, while ay, ow, oy and aw usually come at the end.
What comes next
Plurals and past tense, adding endings to words.
How to teach it
- Use the chart to talk about middle and end spellings, like rain and play.
- Stretch the word out loud and count the sounds before spelling it.
- When unsure, write the word both ways and ask "Which one looks right?"
- Read lots of books. Seeing words over and over is what makes spelling stick.
Common mistakes
- Using one letter for a team sound, like ran for rain or bot for boat.
- Putting an end spelling in the middle, like rayn or coyn.
- Spelling by sound only, like lite for light.