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Mountain Cabin Letter: Sounds of ou and y

Grade 2 phonics: read a letter from a mountain cabin and tell which sound ou makes and when a final y says long i or long e.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.2.3.e

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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students tell which sound ou makes in a word: the sound in house, soup or double.
  • Students tell when a y at the end of a word says long i or long e.

How to use

Read the letter aloud with students. Before each question, have them say the words out loud and listen for the vowel sound.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.2.3.e

Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.

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Mountain Cabin Letter: Sounds of ou and y

Read a letter and listen for the different sounds of ou and y.

Read the letter

Read Maya's letter. You will use it to answer the questions.

A Letter from the Cabin

1Dear Aunt Rosa,
We are staying at a cabin in the mountains with our cousin Theo. The cabin is made of big round logs. At night, the sky is so dark that we can see lots of stars.

2Yesterday, a gray cloud rolled over the mountain. We heard a loud boom, and Theo jumped. Mom said, "Let's stay inside and make soup!" We cut up carrots and peas for the pot. The soup was hot and tasty.

3This morning, we went on a hike with a group from the next cabin. A young girl named Nora led the way. We found a tiny brown toad near a log, but I did not touch it. Theo counted twenty pinecones on the ground.

4Now I am sitting by the fire, and I feel happy and sleepy. I will try to send you a photo soon.
Love,
Maya

The sounds of ou

Say each word out loud. Listen for the sound that ou makes.

The letters ou do not always make the same sound. They can sound like the ou in house, the ou in soup, or the short u in double.
1.
Sort the words by the sound that ou makes.
shoutcountryyoumouthyouthtroubleproudcouple
ou like in houseou like in soupou like in double
2.
Read paragraph 3. Which word has ou that sounds like the ou in soup?
  • A. young
  • B. ground
  • C. group
  • D. touch
3.
These words are from paragraph 3. Circle every word where ou makes the short u sound, like in double.

foundyounggroupcountedtouchground

4.
Read paragraph 1. Write the word where ou makes the short u sound, like in double.

The word is  .

5.
Which sentence has a word where ou sounds like the ou in house?
  • A. The group sang a song.
  • B. We heard a loud boom.
  • C. My cousin likes to swim.
  • D. Please do not touch it.

The sounds of y

Say each word out loud. Listen for the sound that y makes at the end.

When y comes at the end of a word, it can say long i, like in fly, or long e, like in baby.
6.
Read paragraph 4. Which two words end with a y that says long i?
  • A. happy and sleepy
  • B. by and happy
  • C. sleepy and try
  • D. by and try
7.
Read paragraph 2. Write the word that ends with a y that says long e.

The word is  .

8.
Sort the words by the sound that y makes.
sillyskyshypuppywhyfunnydrymuddy
y says long i (like fly)y says long e (like baby)
9.
These words from paragraph 3 all have the letter y. Circle the two words where y says long e.

tinyyoungwaytwenty

10.
Write a sentence about a trip. Use one word with ou and one word that ends with y.

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