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

ELA21.2.38g

Encode words with the common vowel teams, including diphthongs.

COS Examples

Examples: ai, ay, ea, ee, ei, igh, oa, ow, ou, ue, ew, eigh

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Knowledge

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

Skills

  • Encode (spell) words with common vowel teams and diphthongs, such as ai, ay, ea, ee, ei, igh, oa, ow, ou, ue, ew, eigh.
  • Understanding

    • Vowel teams are a combination of two, three, or four letters that represent one vowel sound.
    • Diphthongs are a combination of vowels that glide in the middle due to a shifting mouth position.

    Vocabulary

    • Encode
    • Vowel teams
    • Diphthongs
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