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Vowel Teams at the Ice Cream Shop

Grade 1 spelling practice at an ice cream shop: spell long a with ai or ay and long o with oa or ow, then fix the words on a sign.

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Aligned toL.1.2.e

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students spell the long a sound with ai in the middle of a word and ay at the end.
  • Students spell the long o sound with oa in the middle of a word and ow at the end.
  • Students find and fix words that break a vowel team rule.

How to use

Say each sound clue aloud slowly and have students tell where the long vowel sound is: in the middle or at the end. The sign section works well as a partner editing task.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.1.2.e

Spell untaught words phonetically, using phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

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Vowel Teams at the Ice Cream Shop

Spell the long a and long o sounds with ai, ay, oa, and ow.

ai or ay?

The long a sound, /ā/, is often spelled ai in the middle of a word, as in rain. At the end of a word, it is often spelled ay, as in day.

1.
Say each set of sounds as a word. Is the /ā/ sound in the middle or at the end? Sort the sounds by how to spell /ā/.
/s/ /t/ /ā//p/ /ā/ /n/ /t//b/ /r/ /ā/ /n//p/ /ā//g/ /r/ /ā//t/ /r/ /ā/ /n/
ai (in the middle)ay (at the end)
2.
Hana, Sam, and Priya visit Mr. Lopez's ice cream shop. Write ai or ay to finish each word.
Word bank: ay · ai

Priya picks pl n vanilla.
Hana asks, "M  I try the mint?"
Sam and Hana s  thank you.
Mr. Lopez fills a p l with ice.

3.
Mr. Lopez sets two bowls on a /t/ /r/ /ā/. Which spelling follows the rule?
  • A. trai
  • B. tra
  • C. tray
  • D. trae

oa or ow?

The long o sound, /ō/, is often spelled oa in the middle of a word, as in boat. At the end of a word, it is often spelled ow, as in snow.

4.
Sam orders a root beer /f/ /l/ /ō/ /t/. Use the rule and write the word.

Word:  

5.
Hana eats her ice cream nice and /s/ /l/ /ō/. Which spelling follows the rule?
  • A. slow
  • B. sloa
  • C. slo
  • D. slowe
6.
Write oa or ow to finish each word.
Word bank: ow · oa

The shop is so cold that Hana puts on her c t.
The sign in the window starts to gl .
The kids sit in a r  at the counter.
Sam's drink has white f m on top.

Fix Hana's sign

Use the rules for ai, ay, oa, and ow.

Hana made a sign for the ice cream shop. She spelled the words by sound, but she forgot some of the rules.
7.
The first line of Hana's sign has one word that breaks a rule. Underline it.

Comeintodaiforacoldtreat.

8.
Hana practiced spelling more words. Does each word follow the rules or break them? Sort the words.
goatstaipayntsnailgroaspray
follows the rulesbreaks a rule
9.
Another line on Hana's sign says, "Our cones are on the loa shelf." The word loa breaks a rule. Write it the right way.

Word:  

10.
Which sentence has every word spelled the right way?
  • A. Hana and Priya plai a game.
  • B. Sam sits on a gray stool.
  • C. Sam rides the trayn home.
  • D. Hana will thro her napkin.
11.
Make up a name for a new ice cream at Mr. Lopez's shop. Use at least one word with ai, ay, oa, or ow. Write the name.

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