This Grade 2 phonics worksheet introduces two spellings for the long-U sound. EW appears in new, few, grew, and blew, while UE appears in blue, true, glue, and clue. Grade 2 students practice nine fill-in sentences and four matching pairs, learning that one sound can be spelled two ways. Friendly hints and short reasons help Grade 2 readers gain confidence in reading and writing these tricky vowel teams.
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Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The sky is a bright blue today.
2. I got a new bike for my birthday.
3. Only a few kids raised their hands.
4. The seed grew into a tall plant.
5. What the hero said was always true.
6. Use glue to stick the paper together.
7. The wind blew the leaves off the tree.
8. The one clue to the mystery was a key.
9. The number after one is two more than one.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
new
→ not old
not old
blue
→ sky color
sky color
grew
→ got bigger
got bigger
glue
→ sticky stuff
sticky stuff
Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The sky is a bright blue today.
2) I got a new bike for my birthday.
3) Only a few kids raised their hands.
4) The seed grew into a tall plant.
5) What the hero said was always true.
6) Use glue to stick the paper together.
7) The wind blew the leaves off the tree.
8) The one clue to the mystery was a key.
9) The number after one is two more than one.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
new
→ not old
not old
blue
→ sky color
sky color
grew
→ got bigger
got bigger
glue
→ sticky stuff
sticky stuff
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