ELA21.2.10k

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.10k

Decode and encode words with vowel y in the final position of one and two syllable words, distinguishing the difference between the long /Ä«/ sound in one-syllable words and the long /Ä“/ sound in two-syllable words, and words with vowel y in medial position, producing the short /Ä/ sound for these words.

COS Examples
Examples: fly, my; baby, happy; myth, gym

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

The letter y can make three vowel sounds depending on the number of syllables in the words and its position in a word.

Skills

Accurately decode and encode words with vowel y in the final position of one and two syllable words.

Distinguish the difference between the long /&imacr;/ sound in one-syllable words (like fly and my) and the long /&emacr;/ sound in two-syllable words (like baby and happy).

Accurately decode and encode words with vowel y in medial position, such as myth and gym.

Understanding

Y can make three vowel sounds: long /&imacr;/, long /&emacr;/, and short /ĭ/.
The number of syllables in a word and the position of the vowel y in the word determines how the y is pronounced.

Vocabulary

Decode
Encode
Vowel y
Medial position
Final position
One-syllable words
Two-syllable words
Long /&imacr;/ sound
Long /&emacr;/ sound
Short /ĭ/ sound