Unit 2
3 Use a or an to complete these sentences. 1 The bat ate ___ insect. 2 Tiger had ___ spade. 3 Grenada is ___ island.
4 Bequia is ___ small island. 5 I heard ___ owl last night. 6 Mongoose ate ___ pile of eggs.
Word work: vowel teams
Sometimes vowels work together to make long vowel sounds. The party is at 32 Main Road. m ai n r oa d
1 Make words using ‘ai’. Example: rain
r
s
tr
ai
n
sn
ai
l
p
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2 Choose two of your words. Use each one in a sentence.
3 Use ‘oa’ words to complete these sentences. 1 I washed my hands with s__ __ __. 2 Daddy sailed the b__ __ __. 3 I was cold so I put on my c__ __ __. 4 Sam scored a g__ __ __
• Language: If appropriate, point out that there are some exceptions to the rule that ‘an’ goes before a vowel. Hour and honest begin with an ‘h’ but because the ‘h’ is silent we say an hour and an honest (person). • Word work: You will find more work on vowel teams in Workbook 2 pages 16-20.
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