Language Arts: Vowel Teams and Digraphs
Recognizing common letter pairs in words
Language Arts: Vowel Teams and Digraphs
Recognizing common letter pairs in words
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
- 1
Look at the word rain. Which two letters make the vowel team in the word?
A vowel team is two vowels working together to make one sound.
The letters a and i make the vowel team in the word rain. - 2
Look at the word ship. Which two letters make the digraph in the word?
The letters s and h make the digraph in the word ship. - 3
Write a word with the vowel team ee.
Think of a word about something tall that grows from the ground.
One correct answer is tree, because the letters e and e work together as a vowel team. - 4
Write a word with the digraph ch.
One correct answer is chin, because the letters c and h make the digraph ch. - 5
Read the sentence: The boat is on the lake. Which word has a vowel team?
Find the word with two vowels next to each other.
The word boat has a vowel team. The letters o and a work together in the word. - 6
Read the sentence: The fish can swim fast. Which word has a digraph?
The word fish has a digraph. The letters s and h make the digraph sh. - 7
Circle the word with a vowel team: clap, seat, frog.
Look for the word with two vowels together.
The word seat has a vowel team. The letters e and a work together in the word. - 8
Circle the word with a digraph: thin, lamp, red.
The word thin has a digraph. The letters t and h make the digraph th. - 9
Look at the word team. What is the vowel team?
The vowel team is the two vowels in the middle of the word.
The vowel team in team is e and a. - 10
Look at the word chair. What is the digraph?
The digraph in chair is c and h. - 11
Write a sentence using a word with the vowel team oa.
You can use the word boat, goat, or road.
One correct answer is: The goat ran up the hill. The word goat has the vowel team oa. - 12
Write a sentence using a word with the digraph sh.
One correct answer is: I see a shell on the sand. The word shell has the digraph sh.