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Vowel Teams at the Castle Feast

Grade 2 phonics: read a castle kitchen story and practice the vowel teams ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh and ie.

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Aligned toRF.2.3.b

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students read words with the vowel teams ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh and ie.
  • Students match each vowel team to the long vowel sound it spells.
  • Students choose the right vowel team to spell a word.

How to use

Read the story together and have students point to each vowel team they see. Then let them answer the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.2.3.b

Know the spelling-sound patterns for additional common vowel teams.

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Vowel Teams at the Castle Feast

Read a story from a castle kitchen and find the vowel teams.

Read the story

Read the story. Then answer the questions.

The Castle Feast

1The queen planned a feast for the first day of spring. In the castle kitchen, the cook named Gail gave Ray a long list of jobs. "The meal must be on the table tonight," she said.

2First, Ray baked a tray of buns. Then he washed a heap of green beans and sweet peas. He cut ripe peaches and laid the slices in a bowl.

3Next, Ray peeked into a big pot of soup. Steam rose up from it. He tossed in a pinch of salt and a few mint leaves. Gail tasted the soup and nodded. Then she set a roast on a platter.

4Soon the sky was dark. Bright lights shone in the hall. Ray carried in a pie with a high, golden crust. The queen took a bite and smiled. "This feast is a treat!" she said. Ray beamed with pride.

Find the vowel teams

A vowel team is a group of letters that spell one vowel sound, like ay in play or oa in boat.

1.
These words are from paragraph 2. Circle the 5 words that have a long e sound.

heaptraygreenbeansbunsripesweetlaidpeachesbowl

2.
In the word tray, the letters ay spell the long a sound. Which word spells the long a sound with the letters ai?
  • A. day
  • B. say
  • C. laid
  • D. baked
3.
Which letters spell the long i sound in the word bright?
  • A. br
  • B. igh
  • C. ght
  • D. ri
4.
The letters ow in bowl spell the long o sound. In which word do the letters ow also spell the long o sound?
  • A. town
  • B. owl
  • C. cow
  • D. snow
5.
Read paragraph 3 again. Which word spells the long e sound with the letters ee?
  • A. peeked
  • B. steam
  • C. leaves
  • D. few

Sort, match and spell

Say each word. Listen for the long vowel sound.

6.
Sort the words from the story by their long vowel sound.
roaststeampielaidbowlhightraytreat
Long aLong eLong iLong o
7.
Match each word to a word that has the same vowel sound but a different vowel team.
  1. tray
  2. sweet
  3. roast
  4. pie
  1. A. high
  2. B. bowl
  3. C. laid
  4. D. heap
8.
Both igh and ie can spell the long i sound. Write igh or ie to finish each word.

1. Ray baked a cherry p  for the feast.
2. The candles in the hall were very br t.
3. The queen likes to eat dinner at n t.
4. Gail t d her apron before she cooked.

9.
Write the word from the word bank that fits each sentence. Two words are not used.
Word bank: roast · rain · tray · peach · feet · steam

1. Ray carried the buns on a  .
2. The soup was hot, and   rose from the pot.
3. The queen ate a sweet, ripe  .
4. The   was a big piece of meat.

10.
Write a sentence about the feast. Use one word with ai or ay and one word with ee or ea.

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