ELA21.2.38m

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

ELA21.2.38m
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.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

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

Skills

Encode (spell) 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).
Encode (spell) words with vowel y in medial position, such as myth and gym.

Understanding

Y

Letter y represents the long /&imacr;/ sound in one syllable words when the y is in the final position.
Letter y makes the long /&emacr;/ sound in two-syllable words when the y is in the final position.
Letter y represents the short /ĭ/ sound when the y is in the medial position of the word.

Vocabulary

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

COS Examples

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

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