Review of Short Vowels Generalization:

SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 1
Review of Short Vowels
Generalization:
The CVC pattern makes a short vowel sound.
/a/
/e/
/i/
/o/
/u/
ant
rat
map
can
ask
bad
wax
task
last
flap
past
cash
band
brag
glad
plan
clap
pack
slam
strap
swam
brand
stand
stack
grand
strand
latch
graph
quack
and
that
gem
beg
fell
stem
went
tend
fled
when
neck
kept
vest
pest
west
next
slept
flesh
chest
mend
tenth
fresh
smell
fence
blend
check
speck
spend
swept
stress
edge
elbow
sketch
clench
September
friend
ill
fill
will
bit
hit
big
win
pin
fin
lip
zip
hid
him
mix
did
wig
spit
skit
thin
twin
spin
still
chip
slip
pink
wink
sing
thick
stick
sling
bring
with
dot
hop
mop
box
hot
mom
shot
soft
lost
long
crop
drop
shop
sock
rock
moth
body
pond
doll
golf
cross
cloth
stomp
clock
blond
strong
pocket
locker
hobby
cotton
doctor
nostril
rub
rug
dug
cup
bus
sun
fun
nut
cut
gum
cuff
puff
just
must
hunt
luck
trust
duck
jump
bump
clump
stump
under
funny
brush
scrub
munch
punch
crumb
number
hundred
Homophone of the Week: blue/blew
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 1
Review of Short Vowels
Generalization:
The CVC pattern makes a short vowel sound.
/a/
/e/
/i/
/o/
/u/
ant
rat
map
can
ask
bad
wax
task
last
flap
past
cash
band
brag
glad
plan
clap
pack
slam
strap
swam
brand
stand
stack
grand
strand
latch
graph
quack
and
that
gem
beg
fell
stem
went
tend
fled
when
neck
kept
vest
pest
west
next
slept
flesh
chest
mend
tenth
fresh
smell
fence
blend
check
speck
spend
swept
stress
edge
elbow
sketch
clench
September
friend
ill
fill
will
bit
hit
big
win
pin
fin
lip
zip
hid
him
mix
did
wig
spit
skit
thin
twin
spin
still
chip
slip
pink
wink
sing
thick
stick
sling
bring
with
dot
hop
mop
box
hot
mom
shot
soft
lost
long
crop
drop
shop
sock
rock
moth
body
pond
doll
golf
cross
cloth
stomp
clock
blond
strong
pocket
locker
hobby
cotton
doctor
nostril
rub
rug
dug
cup
bus
sun
fun
nut
cut
gum
cuff
puff
just
must
hunt
luck
trust
duck
jump
bump
clump
stump
under
funny
brush
scrub
munch
punch
crumb
number
hundred
Homophone of the Week: blue/blew
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 2
Words with –mp, -nd, -nk, -ng
Generalization:
Preconsonantal nasals, -mp, -nd, -nk, -ng often combine with another consonant at the
end of the word. This subtle letter-sound combination is due to air passing through the
nasal cavity in the mouth, eg. the /m/ in bump or the /n/ in sink. In pronunciation of
preconsonatal nasal, it is as if the second consonant dominated and absorbs the nasal.
Students often omit them in their spelling because they do not hear them.
-mp
-nd
-nk
-ng
limp
lump
hump
jump
camp
damp
ramp
lamp
bump
clamp
clump
stump
thump
stamp
stomp
champ
chimp
blimp
umpire
sample
simple
complete
chomp
hamper
trumpet
pumpkin
champion
band
hand
land
sand
pond
send
wind
find
spend
blend
bland
grand
stand
strand
handle
behind
under
friend
found
round
around
random
dandelion
handsome
Disneyland
bank
rank
sank
tank
pink
sink
wink
honk
junk
hunk
thank
frank
think
blink
drink
plank
flunk
ankle
shrink
blanket
sprinkle
bang
fang
hang
rang
sang
ding
king
ping
ring
sing
wing
gong
long
hung
lungs
sung
bring
sting
angle
clang
stung
swung
wrung
wrong
strong
sprang
living
nothing
during
Homophone of the week: by/buy/bye
morning
anything
everything
something
young
jungle
dangle
hungry
language
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 3
Digraphs –ch-, -sh-, -th-, and -whGeneralization:
A digraph is two letters that make a new or single sound. The digraph –ch- stands for the
sound you hear at the beginning of the word chick. The digraph –sh- stands for the sound
you hear at the beginning of the word sheep. The digraph –th- stands for the sound you
hear at the beginning of the word this. The digraph –wh- stands for the sound you hear at
the beginning of the word what.
-chchat
chap
chin
chop
chill
chew
each
such
chick
reach
child
chair
chess
chest
check
champ
chimp
chunk
lunch
bunch
bench
cheek
cherry
munch
watch
beach
chase
punch
brunch
-shcrunch
wrench
drench
chance
choose
search
children
change
chapel
chapter
chatter
chipmunk
fish
lash
rash
dish
rush
ship
shin
cash
wish
shed
shop
shot
show
shown
shut
shift
shall
shell
gush
hush
mush
mash
clash
crash
trash
fresh
crush
brush
shack
Homophone of the week: dear/deer
-thshock
short
smash
shelf
shine
finish
sharp
shiny
shiver
shade
shame
should
shelter
English
establish
bookshelf
Washington
the
this
that
than
then
thin
with
bath
math
path
them
thaw
they
moth
cloth
forth
tooth
teeth
thank
birth
thick
think
thing
there
these
those
three
mouth
south
-whdepth
length
those
their
earth
father
other
third
thirty
either
health
mother
throat
thread
another
anything
nothing
together
strength
thimble
panther
thought
thoughtful
themselves
through
throughout
although
weather
within
who
why
whip
when
what
where
which
wheel
while
whine
white
whole
wheat
whisper
whiskers
whimper
whistle
whether
nowhere
everywhere
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 4
Initial Consonant l Blends
Generalization:
When the letters bl,cl,fl,gl,sl, and pl come together in a word, blend the sounds for the
letters. A blend is a spelling unit composed of 2 or 3 consonants that retain their identify
when pronounced. The word blend contains 2 blends: bl and nd. When the blend is said,
the individual sounds can still be heard. Because the letters are tightly bound, it is
difficult to segment them into individual phonemes.
bl-
cl-
fl-
gl-
sl-
pl-
blab
blob
blot
bland
blank
blink
blast
blimp
blend
blond
black
block
blush
bluff
blur
blurt
blind
blame
bleach
bleed
bloom
blew
blister
blender
blunder
blossom
blubber
blanket
blizzard
clam
clan
clap
clip
club
clog
clamp
clang
clank
clock
cluck
clink
clash
clasp
clump
click
class
cloth
cloud
clown
clench
classic
clever
clover
clumsy
closet
clatter
cloak
claim
flag
flap
flip
flat
fled
flock
fluff
flash
flush
flunk
fling
floss
flinch
fly
flee
flew
flare
flute
flame
flutter
flatter
flower
fluffy
flimsy
flavor
flight
flexible
Florida
glad
glum
glob
gloss
glass
glance
glue
gloom
glide
glare
globe
glory
glimpse
glisten
glimmer
glitter
glacier
slap
slid
slip
slam
sled
slim
slit
slot
slug
slick
slush
sloth
slept
slosh
slink
sling
slurp
slime
sleep
slide
slice
sleeve
sleet
slouch
slobber
slumber
sloppy
slippery
slightly
play
plus
plum
plug
plan
plot
plow
plant
plank
plush
plane
plain
place
plate
planet
pliers
plastic
plural
plump
plunk
please
plaster
plenty
plumber
platform
placemat
pleasant
Homophone of the Week: ate/eight
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 5
Consonant R Blends (br-,dr-,tr-,gr-,fr-)
Generalization:
A blend is a spelling unit composed of two or three consonants that retain their identity
when pronounced. When the letters br-, dr-, tr-, pr-, gr-, fr- come together in a word,
blend the sounds for the letters. When the blend is said, the individual sounds can still be
heard. Because the letters are tightly bound, it is difficult to segment them into individual
phonemes.
br-
dr-
tr-
pr-
gr-
fr-
brat
brag
brim
brick
brisk
bring
brash
brass
brush
brand
brave
braid
bread
broke
brake
brain
bride
brown
branch
bridge
brunch
breath
breeze
broken
broom
bright
bracelet
breakfast
broccoli
dry
drip
drag
draw
drug
drop
drum
drill
drift
draft
drink
dress
drive
drain
drank
drove
drape
dream
droop
drench
address
raindrop
dragon
drastic
dribble
drizzle
try
tray
tree
true
trip
trot
trap
trim
track
trick
truck
train
trail
trust
trash
trunk
trend
treat
trench
trophy
travel
tropic
trickle
trillion
trouble
trample
traveled
treasure
triangle
prom
print
price
prize
press
proof
prank
proud
prompt
prance
pretest
proper
project
present
pretzel
promise
provide
practice
principal
probably
problem
grab
grid
grim
grin
grip
grit
gray
grass
grand
grant
grump
growl
gruff
gripe
grind
graph
grace
grade
grove
group
gravy
greet
great
grudge
ground
grouch
grandma
grandpa
fry
fray
fret
free
from
frog
frill
fruit
frail
fresh
front
froth
frank
fraud
frame
French
friend
fright
fringe
frenzy
freeze
frozen
freckle
frankly
freight
friction
fraction
frequent
freedom
Homophone of the Week: red/read
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 6
Consonant Blends with S (-sk-, sm-, sn-, sp-, -st-)
Generalization:
A blend is a spelling unit composed of two or three consonants that retain their identity
when pronounced. When the letter s is followed by the consonants k, m, n, p, or t, blend
the sounds for the letters –sk-, sm-, sn-, sp-, -st-. When the blend is said, the individual
sounds can still be heard. Because the letters are tightly bound, it is difficult to segment
them into individual phonemes.
-sk-
sm-
sn-
sp-
ask
sky
ski
skip
skid
skim
skit
skill
whisk
mask
skull
skirt
skunk
skate
skillet
sketch
skinny
skeleton
smog
smell
small
smile
smart
smirk
smear
smack
smock
smooch
smudge
smuggle
smother
snit
snip
snag
snap
snow
snob
snub
sniff
snail
snarl
snort
snore
sneer
snack
snake
snitch
snatch
sneeze
snooze
snicker
sneaker
snuggle
snowball
snowflake
split
spin
spill
spot
sped
spell
spent
speck
spend
spoon
spoke
spike
spine
sport
spank
spark
speak
space
sprout
speed
splash
spring
spiral
spider
speech
sparkle
special
spatula
speckle
Homophone of the week: led/lead
stspinach
sprinkle
Spanish
sparrow
spaghetti
spectacular
fist
list
stem
step
stop
fast
past
last
lost
nest
best
mist
most
must
rest
pest
stub
stay
first
still
stiff
staff
stuff
stack
stick
start
stash
stand
sting
chest
stomp
stamp
stump
stock
stood
steep
stake
strict
state
stern
stink
sister
stripe
strong
sturdy
least
almost
steady
statue
straight
strange
stumble
stomach
strength
distance
system
understand
against
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 7
Short a/Long a
Generalization:
The /a/ CVC pattern contrasts with the /a/ CVCe pattern. The CVCe pattern is a common
long vowel letter combination. The e in this pattern is sometimes referred to as silent e or
the magic e.
/a/
CVC
and
hat
lap
gap
ask
ant
mad
wax
tax
plan
mash
drag
trap
slap
wrap
pass
rash
crab
fast
path
jack
hand
/a/
CVCe
glad
flag
scrap
black
blast
pants
slant
smash
trash
ranch
crash
scrap
strand
tablet
answer
scatter
chapter
magnet
perhaps
grandpa
grandma
understand
Homophone of the Week: meet/meat
date
cape
page
cage
rate
race
lace
lone
tape
base
tame
safe
cave
gate
gave
made
phase
plane
place
space
trace
grape
trade
taste
blame
flame
scale
range
grade
graze
crane
relate
replace
quake
change
scrape
behave
escape
phrase
strange
mistake
misplace
milkshake
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 8
Long a Vowel Teams (ai, ay, ei, ey)
Generalization:
A vowel team is a combination of two vowels, which together produce one sound,
usually long. The /a/ sound can be made through vowel teams ai, ay, ei, and ei.
a
spelled ai
paid
wait
main
pain
rain
gain
fail
tail
pail
nail
waist
trail
snail
brain
stain
train
chain
grain
sprain
braid
afraid
paint
quaint
praise
daisy
raisin
remain
straight
proclaim
available
container
complaint
exclaimed
a
spelled ay
a
spelled ei
a
spelled ey
say
day
lay
may
pay
hay
way
clay
play
gray
stay
tray
away
sway
stray
relay
delay
maybe
today
Friday
crayon
display
always
highway
Monday
Saturday
Tuesday
Thursday
yesterday
Wednesday
veil
vein
eight
weigh
neigh
sleigh
weight
freight
hey
prey
they
obey
Homophone of the Week: plane/plain
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 9
R Influenced a
Generalization:
The presence of an r following a vowel robs the sound from the vowel before it. When a
precedes r, the r usually says its letter name with the a being silent as in the word art.
When long vowels or vowel teams precede r, they are not as clear either as in care/chair.
Some long vowel words that are r-controlled are pronounced alike but are spelled
differently and have different meanings, such as pair/pare. These are called homophones.
/ar/
spelled –arfar
car
art
bar
are
lark
barn
card
hard
yard
bark
dark
mark
park
harm
army
start
party
alarm
sharp
shark
spark
march
smart
chart
barge
large
heart
artist
carton
remark
market
article
harder
garden
backyard
remarkable
Homophone of the Week: flower/flour
/air/
spelled –air-
/air/
spelled –are-
air
fair
hair
lair
pair
flair
chair
repair
unfair
despair
upstairs
airplane
rare
care
hare
bare
dare
mare
stare
blare
glare
scare
share
spare
beware
careful
prepare
square
declare
barefoot
compare
Delaware
carefully
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 10
Short e/Long e
Generalization:
The /e/ sound contrasts with the /e/ sound in the pattern CVVC with the letters ee. “ee” is
a common spelling for the long e.
/e/
CVC
let
bet
get
set
bed
red
men
end
bend
send
bell
well
felt
left
melt
next
step
best
vest
west
rest
bent
sent
rent
tent
went
neck
kept
slept
less
held
/e/
CVVC
them
center
spend
spent
spell
swell
swept
help
ever
never
friend
else
check
center
tempt
tenth
fence
bench
drench
sketch
guess
tennis
dentist
better
hotel
medal
special
everyone
everything
themselves
together
remember
skeleton
question
Homophone of the Week: stair/stare
see
tree
free
flee
three
feel
heel
peel
reel
feed
need
weed
meet
seen
deep
jeep
reef
keep
weep
peek
seek
meek
week
creek
cheek
speed
sleep
teeth
feet
sweet
wheel
speech
steel
sheet
greet
green
queen
street
asleep
agreed
indeed
geese
cheese
sleeve
sneeze
sixteen
degrees
between
weekend
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 11
Short ea/ Long ea Vowel Team
Generalization:
A vowel team is a combination of two vowels that represent a long or short vowel sound.
The letters ea sometimes stand for the /e/ sound. The letters ea often stand for the /e/
sound.
/e/
spelled ea
/e/
spelled ea
head
dead
lead
read
deaf
bread
dread
breath
spread
instead
health
meant
feather
steady
ready
already
heavy
weather
sea
tea
eat
heat
meat
neat
seat
east
read
each
heal
meal
real
leaf
mean
lean
peak
weak
treat
least
speak
sneak
beast
peach
reach
teach
leave
Homophone of the Week: made/maid
leaves
please
cream
dream
steam
plead
knead
scream
squeak
squeal
repeat
breath
sneakers
increase
really
Easter
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 12
Long e Patterns (ie, -y, CVCe)
Generalization:
The letters ie sometimes stand for the /e/ sound. When the letter y is at the end of a two
or three syllable word it usually produces the /e/ sound. The CVCe usually produces the
/e/ sound.
/e/
spelled ie
/e/
spelled -y
chief
brief
grief
thief
field
piece
niece
shield
yield
shriek
relief
belief
believe
achieve
any
very
copy
city
lady
baby
wary
lucky
happy
funny
penny
windy
smelly
bunny
fluffy
frisky
ready
easy
plenty
pretty
party
angry
crazy
berry
every
body
only
early
Homophone of the Week: male/mail
/e/
CVCe
story
study
really
carry
finally
heavy
anything
already
carefully
usually
everyone
everything
probably
country
suddenly
everybody
especially
these
scene
theme
Steve
compete
complete
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 13
R Influenced e
Generalization:
The presence of an r following a vowel robs the sound from the vowel before it. When e
precedes r, the r usually says its letter sound with the e being silent as in the word her.
When long vowels or vowel teams precede r, they are not as clear either as in hear and
near. Some long vowel words that are r-controlled are pronounced alike but are spelled
differently and have different meanings, such as dear/deer. There are called
homophones. Some long vowel words that are r-controlled have the same spelling but
different sounds such are tear/tear. They are called homographs.
/er/
spelled -erher
fern
jerk
germ
herb
verb
over
ever
never
after
order
other
better
winter
answer
center
longer
father
number
another
either
stern
person
perch
nerve
serve
verse
fertile
certain
vertical
swerve
perfect
reserve
preserve
perhaps
sherbet
understand
Vermont
Mt. Vernon
Homophone of the Week: pale/pail
/ear/
spelled -ear
/ear/
spelled -eer
/er/
spelled -ear
ear
dear
fear
gear
hear
near
rear
tear
year
clear
spear
beard
appear
jeer
deer
peer
steer
sneer
queer
sheer
career
tear
bear
wear
swear
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 14
Short i/Long i
Generalization:
The CVC is considered a common /i/ pattern. It contrasts with the /i/ pattern CVCe. The
CVCe pattern is sometimes referred to as silent e or magic e.
/i/
CVC
did
big
wig
bin
win
fin
dip
lip
sip
fix
six
chin
grin
skin
spin
twin
swim
king
sing
pick
sink
clip
drip
whip
ship
slip
trip
rich
gift
dish
fish
/i/
CVCe
wish
list
with
inch
itch
will
miss
trick
think
visit
limit
little
until
lived
living
itself
picnic
finish
which
rapid
river
notice
pilgrim
written
children
picture
distance
millions
important
American
English
Homophone of the Week: so/sew/sow
ride
side
hide
wide
life
wife
bike
hike
like
mile
pile
dime
time
fine
line
mine
nine
pine
vine
fire
pipe
wipe
rise
wise
bite
kite
dive
five
hive
live
ice
mice
nice
price
slice
spice
bride
glide
slime
shine
alive
size
prize
smile
while
white
write
twice
quite
knife
strike
stripe
arrive
invite
refine
beside
decide
divide
excite
combine
describe
surprise
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 15
R Influenced e
Generalization:
When y or ie are that the end of a one syllable word, the usually produce the sound /i/.
The consonants gh are vowel markers which signal the /i/ sound. Preconsonantal nasals
following an i in one syllable words as in -nd, -id, and –gn are vowel markers which
signal the /i/.
/i/
spelled -y
/i/
spelled -ie
/i/
spelled -igh
/i/
spelled -iCC
by
my
fly
shy
sky
sly
cry
dry
try
why
July
defy
deny
style
reply
supply
nearby
lie
pie
tie
die
high
sigh
thigh
fight
light
night
right
sight
tight
might
flight
fright
plight
slight
bright
higher
tighter
find
kind
mind
bind
wind
mild
wild
sign
child
blind
grind
climb
behind
resign
assign
malign
Homophone of the Week: creak/creak
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 16
R Blends/R Influenced i
Generalization:
A blend is a spelling unit composed of two or three consonants that retain their identity
when pronounced such as in r blends. The presence of an r following a vowel robs the
sound from the vowel before it. When i precedes r, the r usually says its letter name with
the i being silent as in the word fir. When the r precedes an i in a CVCe pattern, the
vowel is long as in fire.
r blend
dry
try
crib
grin
drip
grip
grim
trim
trip
grill
trick
brick
drink
bring
friend
thrill
drive
strive
prize
prince
cringe
crime
grime
stripe
private
trickle
from
grow
group
front
problem
probably
brought
ground
tree
great
green
draw
breakfast
precious
Homophone of the Week: hair/hare
-ir
-ire
fir
sir
firm
bird
dirt
girl
stir
first
chirp
birth
mirth
shirt
dirty
third
swirl
twirl
whirl
thirst
quirk
squirt
fire
hire
mire
tire
wire
spire
retire
entire
desire
empire
require
perspire
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 17
Short o/Long o
Generalization:
The /o/ CVC pattern contrasts with the /o/ CVCe pattern. The CVCe pattern is a
common long vowel letter combination. The e in this pattern is sometimes referred to as
silent e or the magic e.
/o/
CVC
dog
jog
log
got
not
hot
pot
box
hop
mop
chop
shop
crop
drop
flop
snob
clog
frog
song
long
loss
toss
moth
cost
lost
plot
shot
/o/
CVCe
slot
spot
trot
soft
lock
block
clock
shock
cloth
cross
frost
often
softly
throb
stomp
strong
prompt
hobby
floppy
sloppy
lobster
probably
Homophone of the Week: night/knight
hope
rope
joke
poke
woke
mole
hole
home
bone
cone
tone
zone
owe
rode
hose
nose
pose
rose
sole
note
vote
alone
slope
broke
choke
smoke
spoke
chose
those
globe
stove
froze
stole
whole
stone
phone
wrote
throne
awoke
stroke
clothes
remote
quote
chosen
broken
suppose
compose
telephone
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 18
Long o Patterns (oa, ow, oCC)
Generalization:
The letters oa often stand for the sound /o/. The letters ow can stand for the /o/ sound.
The letter o followed by two consonants (oCC) can stand for the /o/ sound.
/o/
spelled oa
/o/
spelled ow
/o/
spelled oCC
oak
load
road
toad
coal
loaf
soak
soap
boat
coat
goat
moat
moan
roam
foam
cloak
groan
float
boast
coast
roast
toast
coach
throat
loaves
railroad
low
row
sow
tow
own
bowl
blow
crow
flow
glow
grow
show
slow
snow
know
below
throw
blown
grown
flown
known
shown
thrown
growth
window
shadow
pillow
follow
hollow
borrow
sorrow
roll
jolt
volt
folk
old
fold
sold
told
bold
cold
gold
hold
mold
host
post
most
ghost
scold
stroll
retold
golden
poster
Homophone of the Week: thrown/throne
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 19
R Influenced o (-or, w+ar, w+or)
Generalization:
The presence of an r following a vowel robs the sound from the vowel before it. The
letters –or often stand for the vowel sound you hear in fork. The letters w+ar make the
sound you hear in warm. The letters w+or make the sound you hear in work.
-or
for
nor
cord
form
born
corn
horn
worn
cork
fork
pork
stork
order
forth
north
torch
porch
short
thorn
horse
force
chord
forge
gorge
acorn
story
storm
forget
corner
formal
report
support
torrent
portion
fortune
foreign
Norway
forward
morning
important
California
Homophone of the Week: week/weak
w+ar
w+or
war
ward
wharf
quart
word
work
worm
worry
worth
world
worse
homework
housework
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 20
R Influenced o, -ore, -oor, -our
Generalization:
The presence of an r following a vowel or vowel team combination robs the sound before
it. The letters –ore produce the vowel sound you hear in more. The letters –oor usually
stand for the vowel sound you hear in door. The letters –our can make the vowel sound
you hear in pour.
-ore
-oor
-our
bore
more
sore
tore
wore
chore
score
shore
store
swore
before
forecast
door
poor
floor
doormat
doorway
doorbell
your
four
pour
court
gourd
fourth
mourn
course
source
Homophone of the Week: beat/beet
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 21
Short u/Long u
Generalization:
The CVC is considered a common /u/ pattern. It contrast with the /u/ CVCe pattern. The
CVCe pattern is a common long vowel letter combination. The e in this pattern is
sometimes referred to as silent e of the magic e.
/u/
CVC
bun
fun
run
sun
cut
nut
rub
tub
bug
mug
hug
rug
gum
hum
just
fuss
spun
stun
shut
stub
club
snug
slug
duck
much
hush
bunk
/u/
CVCe
dunk
must
lump
jump
bump
pump
snug
hung
until
stuck
study
pluck
stung
trunk
bunch
under
unless
public
skunk
stump
thump
plump
shrunk
hungry
sprung
suggest
summer
Homophone of the Week: cheep/cheap
number
hundred
thunder
umbrella
suddenly
understand
undercover
successful
instrument
use
cube
cute
mule
mute
fume
huge
fuse
refuse
excuse
confuse
misuse
accuse
perfume
volume
costume
molecule
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 22
Long u Patterns (ui, ue, ew, oo, CVCe)
Generalization:
Long u is represented by several vowel teams or dipthongs that produce the /oo/ sound.
The vowel combinations ui, ue, ew, oo and some CVCe words produce this long /oo/
sound.
/oo/
spelled ui
/oo/
spelled ue
/oo/
spelled ew
/oo/
spelled oo
/oo/
spelled CVCe
suit
fruit
juice
bruise
cruise
due
sue
hue
glue
clue
true
blue
chew
drew
knew
stew
grew
brew
threw
screw
too
pool
room
moon
soon
food
mood
roost
proof
scoop
bloom
school
smooth
cute
rule
tube
tune
huge
cube
dune
rude
flute
salute
include
Homophone of the Week: days/daze
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 23
Words ending in –ck, -k, -ke
Generalization:
Words ending with a /k/ sound preceded by a short vowel are spelled –ck. Words ending
with a /k/ sound preceded by a vowel team or diphthong end in –k. Words ending with a
/k/ sound preceded by a long vowel end in –ke.
-ck
-k
-ke
lick
lack
rock
tack
back
lock
wick
tuck
buck
pack
deck
neck
peck
sock
dock
mock
brick
click
trick
slick
stick
track
crack
black
quack
shack
snack
whack
check
block
clock
leak
seek
soak
weak
week
meek
cloak
sleek
cheek
break
steak
creak
croak
squeak
squawk
outbreak
daybreak
like
bike
hike
lake
rake
take
bake
fake
sake
cake
wake
make
flake
awake
shake
spike
snake
stake
strike
quake
spoke
brake
broke
stroke
pancake
mistake
Homophone of the Week: dew/do/due
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 24
R Influenced u
Generalization:
The presence of an r following a vowel robs the sound from the vowel before it. When u
precedes r, the r usually says its letter name with the u being silent as in the words hurt
and cure. The letters –ear sometimes stand for the vowel sound you hear in learn;
students commonly misspell these –ear words with –ure spellings.
-ur
-ure
-ear
hurt
turn
curl
blur
jury
blurt
burst
purse
curve
during
church
survive
further
curtain
urgent
durable
surprise
purpose
duration
surround
Saturday
Thursday
cure
lure
sure
unsure
endure
nature
mature
capture
future
lecture
mixture
picture
posture
pasture
feature
fracture
reassure
puncture
creature
pressure
temperature
earn
learn
pearl
earth
yearn
heard
search
rehearse
learned
Homophone of the Week: heel/heal
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 25
Review of R Blends/R Influenced Vowels
Generalization:
A blend is a spelling unit composed of two or three consonants that retain their identity
when pronounced such as in r blends. The presence of an r following a vowel robs the
sound from the vowel before it.
r blends
cry
dry
fry
try
trap
tree
trim
crab
green
grill
drift
drip
drop
drab
draw
grow
from
front
trick
trust
brag
cram
price
bring
brush
crush
crust
crumb
creek
crank
craft
-Vr
great
drove
crazy
scrap
group
ground
dream
freeze
branch
brought
crayon
dribble
friend
friendly
scribble
precious
problem
probably
tremendous
Homophone of the Week: tow/toe
her
tar
girl
curl
hurt
bark
dark
lark
dirt
star
tart
barn
farm
harm
over
sharp
scarf
tarp
after
every
first
start
smart
germs
third
never
order
other
power
purse
worse
under
verse
corner
longer
carpool
border
letter
matter
summer
pattern
doctor
prepare
perfect
proper
winter
everyone
everything
curtain
certain
nervous
minerals
operation
Thursday
whether
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 26
Diphthongs
Generalization:
A diphthong is a complex speech sound beginning with one vowel sound and moving to
another within the same syllable. The letters oy can make the vowel sound you hear in
joy. The letters oi can make the vowel sound you hear in coin. The letters ow can
sometimes make the vowel sound you hear in cow. The letters ou can often make the
vowel sound you hear in loud.
-oy
-oi
-ow
-ou
boy
coy
soy
toy
joy
loyal
royal
enjoy
joyful
joyous
decoy
annoy
destroy
employ
voyage
oil
boil
coil
foil
soil
toil
coin
join
broil
joint
point
voice
avoid
hoist
moist
noise
choice
poison
appointment
bow
cow
now
how
vow
owl
plow
fowl
down
gown
town
brown
crowd
vowel
power
tower
flower
shower
powder
our
out
pout
foul
loud
hour
sour
ouch
oust
pouch
cloud
house
proud
shout
doubt
snout
about
outside
mouth
south
found
round
sound
pounce
ground
around
astound
mountain
Homophone of the Week: mane/main
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 27
Base Word + ed
Generalization:
To form the past tense, add ed to words ending with two consonants (VCC) or words
ending with a vowel team +consonant (VVC).
VCC
add -ed
added
called
curled
dusted
worked
turned
wished
jumped
landed
locked
marked
walked
parked
picked
folded
banked
burned
camped
helped
smelled
counted
started
brushed
planted
learned
pointed
allowed
VVC
add -ed
watched
guessed
touched
laughed
followed
collected
belonged
subtracted
Homophone of the Week: feet/feat
cooked
looked
needed
waited
fooled
sailed
joined
cheered
mailed
stayed
played
headed
peeked
floated
flooded
zoomed
screamed
shouted
bloomed
dreamed
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 28
Base Word + ed
Generalization:
When forming the past tense, the e in CVCe verbs is dropped to add ed. For many
endings with short vowel + consonant, double the consonant and add ed.
CVCe
Drop e+ed
liked
lived
used
lined
hiked
biked
joked
loved
raced
hoped
saved
cared
tasted
waved
named
traced
placed
skated
moved
closed
stayed
scared
stared
danced
scraped
smiled
proved
CVC double
Double the consonant + ed
phoned
allowed
covered
traveled
followed
escaped
slithered
bounced
pounced
organized
swallowed
memorized
Homophone of the Week: tide/tied
batted
tagged
zipped
stirred
patted
tapped
grinned
chatted
hugged
hopped
mapped
hummed
dropped
stepped
wrapped
skipped
stopped
slapped
planned
grabbed
shopped
snapped
skimmed
throbbed
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 29
Base Word + ing
Generalization:
To form the past participle, add ing for words ending with two consonant VCC. For words
ending with long vowel + consonant or vowel team + consonant VVC, add ing. In most words
that end with e, drop the e before adding ing. For many words ending with short vowel +
consonant, double the consonant and add ing.
VCC
add -ing
adding
curling
dusting
working
turning
wishing
jumping
landing
locking
marking
talking
walking
parking
picking
folding
barking
burning
camping
helping
smelling
counting
starting
pointing
watching
guessing
touching
laughing
following
allowing
belonging
collecting
subtracting
swallowing
VVC
add -ing
CVCe
drop the
e adding
-ing
eating
cooking
looking
waiting
fooling
sailing
joining
mailing
floating
needing
shouting
heading
peeking
flooding
blooming
cheering
zooming
dreaming
screaming
living
liking
riding
lining
using
hiking
joking
loving
giving
having
saving
racing
caring
hoping
baking
making
coming
naming
tasting
tracing
moving
closing
scaring
waving
placing
skating
dancing
Homophone of the Week: sight/site/cite
CVC
double
the
constant
add -ing
scraping
staring
sliding
smiling
driving
leaving
proving
phoning
choosing
changing
bouncing
pouncing
escaping
organizing
memorizing
sitting
putting
patting
tapping
getting
running
batting
stirring
tagging
zipping
chatting
digging
hugging
hopping
mapping
dropping
stepping
grinning
swapping
grabbing
wrapping
skipping
stopping
planning
spinning
scrubbing
throbbing
beginning
happening
shopping
snapping
slapping
skimming
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 30
Plurals, -s, -es, -ies
Generalization:
Add an s to make a word plural. If words end with a ch/sh digraph, x, or double s, add es
to make the plural. In words that end with e, add s to make it plural. In many words that
end in y, change the y to i and add ies.
-s
-es
-Ce-s
y-ies
irregular
lips
tens
rings
boats
birds
plans
pants
coins
lungs
words
tricks
trucks
storms
plants
plurals
friends
helpers
animals
students
numbers
mountains
presidents
computers
foxes
boxes
inches
dishes
kisses
wishes
bushes
flashes
classes
porches
beaches
benches
branches
eyes
ones
cages
bones
homes
noises
nerves
horses
houses
muscles
relatives
exercises
fries
cities
fairies
ladies
bodies
copies
berries
parties
babies
pennies
bunnies
trophies
countries
men
feet
mice
teeth
geese
women
children
Homophone of the Week: seem/seam
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 31
Prefixes (re-, un-)
Generalization:
A prefix is a syllable, group of syllables, or word joined to the beginning of a root or base
word to alter its meaning or create a new word.
re = again, back
un = not, remove or release from; do the opposite of; lack
re-
un-
reform
renew
repay
refill
remind
return
review
rewrite
refresh
reorder
reprint
restore
refinish
research
untie
unable
uncover
undone
unfair
unlock
unkind
unpack
unreal
unwrap
unhappy
unselfish
Homophone of the Week: tacks/tax
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 32
Prefixes (dis-, mis-)
Generalization:
A prefix is a syllable, group of syllables, or word joined to the beginning of a root or base
word to alter its meaning or create a new word.
dis = apart, away, not
mis = wrong, wrongly; bad, badly; no, not
dis-
mis-
disarm
dislike
disobey
disagree
discolor
disorder
distrust
disappear
discharge
dishonest
misfit
misuse
mistake
mislead
misspell
mistrust
misprint
mismatch
misbehave
Homophone of the Week: add/ad
SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 33
Prefixes (uni-, bi-, tri)
Generalization:
A prefix is a syllable, group of syllables, or word joined to the beginning of a root or base word to
alter its meaning or create a new word.
uni-
bi-
tri-
unit
unite
unique
unicorn
uniform
unicycle
universe
bicycle
biweekly
trio
triple
tripod
triplet
triangle
tricycle
Homophone of the Week: mist/missed