ELA21.2.10e

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

ELA21.2.10e
Decode and encode words with variable vowel teams and vowel diphthongs.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Vowel teams are a combination of two, three, or four letters that represent for one vowel sound.
Variable vowel teams are vowel teams that can make different sounds.
Diphthongs are single vowel phonemes that glide in the middle.

Skills

Accurately decode and encode words with variable vowel teams (examples: ea, ie, oo) and vowel diphthongs (examples: oi, ou).

Understanding

Variable vowel teams are also called unpredictable vowel teams because the graphemes make different sounds, such as in meat, head, steak.
Vowel diphthongs are a type of vowel team where the mouth position shifts during the production of the single vowel phoneme, such as in boy and cow.

Vocabulary

Decode
Encode
Variable vowel teams
Vowel diphthongs

COS Examples

Examples: oi, oy; ou, ow; au, aw; oo, ew, ue; ee, ea; igh, ie; ai, ay

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