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Features

  • Circle the vowel team that spells each picture's sound
  • Write ou, ow, oi, oy, au or aw to finish a word
  • Cut out words and sort them: ou or ow, oi, oy, au or aw
  • Read a sentence and choose the word that makes sense
  • Match words to pictures, and circle the word that names a picture
  • An ou word maze and a roll and read game
  • Words in Andika, a clear reading font
  • Answer keys included

Skills Covered

  • Read words with ou, ow, oi, oy, au and aw
  • Know that two teams can spell one sound
  • Spell words with these teams
  • Tell ou from ow and oi from oy
  • Read vowel team words in sentences
  • Sort words by their spelling

How to Use This Pack

Ten pages on the vowel teams whose sound is neither long nor short: ou and ow as in cloud and cow, oi and oy as in coin and boy, au and aw as in sauce and saw. Children circle the letters that spell each picture's vowel sound, write the missing team in a word, cut out words to sort by team, match words to pictures, circle the word that names a picture, follow the ou words through a maze, read sentences to choose the word that fits, and play roll and read.

In the Classroom

Teach the teams in pairs that make the same sound: ou and ow, oi and oy, au and aw. A word ending in the sound usually takes ow, oy or aw (cow, boy, saw), and a word with the sound in the middle often takes ou, oi or au, which helps children choose when they spell.

At Home

Say "ow!", "oy!" and "aw!" with your child and find words with each sound around the house: couch, toy, straw.

Tips for Success

  • ou and ow can spell the sound in cow
  • oi and oy spell the sound in boy
  • au and aw spell the sound in saw
  • At the end of a word, look for ow, oy or aw
  • Check the answer key for each word

Special Vowel Teams

2nd Grade

Vowel team worksheets on ou as in cloud, ow as in cow, oi as in coin, oy as in boy, au as in sauce and aw as in saw. Children circle the team that spells a picture's vowel sound, write the missing team, sort and match words, follow a word maze and choose the word that fits a sentence.

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What’s Included

  • 1 circle the vowel team page
  • 1 write the team page
  • 2 cut and glue word sorts
  • 2 which word fits? pages
  • 1 read and match page
  • 1 circle the word page
  • 1 word maze
  • 1 roll and read game
  • 9 answer key pages
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