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English · Grade 2

Syllables and Two-Syllable Reading

Step 14 of the PlayOwl sequence turns everything learned so far into a strategy for longer words. Children learn the six syllable types (closed, open, final e, vowel team, r-controlled and consonant-le), split two-syllable words in the right place (rab-bit, ro-bot, cab-in), read y at the end of a longer word as long e (hap-py) and read the decodable story Pickle and the Puddle.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 minutes
  • Syllables check: 7 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, label a picture, put in order, sort into groups and arrange tiles
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What learners will discover

  • Identify the six syllable types and tell how the vowel sounds in each (closed: short; open: long; final e: long; vowel team; r-controlled; consonant-le).
  • Split two-syllable words between two consonants (rab-bit) or around one consonant (ro-bot, cab-in), trying the open syllable first and flexing if needed.
  • Read words ending in consonant-le (ta-ble, pud-dle) and words where final y says long e (hap-py, ba-by).
  • Read two-syllable words with mixed syllable types in connected text (rain-coat, gar-den, cup-cake).

Lessons

  1. Six syllable types 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Where to split 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  3. Consonant-le and final y 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  4. Read two-syllable words in a story 6 steps2 practiceabout 26 min
  5. Syllables check 7 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.
  • Sentence TheatreYour words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.

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