IXL | Read variant vowel and diphthong stories | 2nd grade language arts

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Read the story.

Audrey and Woody

"We're here!" Audrey shouts.

Woody jumps out of the car.

"Whoa, slow down," Audrey says. She hooks Woody's leash on, and they head into the pet shop.

"Look at all the toys!" says Audrey.

Woody sees a toy shaped like a bone. He holds out his paw.

"It looks like you're pointing!" Audrey says. "You found one you like, huh, boy?"

She reaches for the toy, but Woody gets there first. He grabs it and zooms away. He knocks over some dog food, and it pours onto the floor.

"Woody! Come, now!" Audrey shouts.

Woody slowly crawls over and drops the toy.

"You're lucky you're cute," Audrey tells him.

How does Audrey know Woody wants the bone?

He licks it.

He points his paw at it.

He barks at it.

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Read the story.

The Clown Show

"Why is there a huge crowd in town square?" Troy wondered.

Joy shook her head. "I don't know. Let's make our way over there," she said.

When they got close, Joy pointed ahead. "Look, it's a clown!" she said.

They saw the clown pull out a balloon and blow. She twisted the long balloon into a crown. Then the clown looked around the crowd and placed it on Joy's head.

"Can you make me something cool, too?" Troy asked. The clown frowned. She was out of balloons.

Then, the clown reached into her coat and pulled out a kazoo. She handed it to Troy.

"You're the best clown in town!" Troy shouted.

What does the clown make out of the balloon?

a crown

a sword

a poodle

key idea

When two letters come together to make one sound, they are called a digraph.

The digraphs au and aw can both make the same vowel sound.

sauce

paw

Some digraphs create a sound called a diphthong. You can feel your mouth move when you say a diphthong, so diphthongs may feel like two sounds.

The diphthongs oi and oy make the same vowel sound.

coin

boy

The diphthongs ou and ow can also make the same vowel sound.

house

cow

Some digraphs can make more than one sound.

moon

book

house

soup

snow

cow

leaf

bread

solution

The story says, "She twisted the long balloon into a crown." This tells you what the clown makes out of the balloon.

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

N.2Which word has a different vowel sound?

M.3Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture

N.1Complete words with variant vowels

M.2Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

M.1Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture