IXL | Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew | 2nd grade language arts

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Listen to the word. Then, spell it.

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key idea

The long u sound (/ū/) is the sound of the letter u saying its name.

The long u sound can be spelled a few different ways. So, you have to remember which spelling to use.

Some long u words are spelled with oo.

zoo

moon

Some long u words are spelled with u followed by a consonant and a silent e.

cube

flute

Some long u words are spelled with ew. You usually find ew at the end of a word.

new

screw

Some long u words are spelled with ue. You usually find ue at the end of a word. You may also find ue in the middle of a word, but it is not as common.

glue

fuel

solution

The letters t-u-n-e spell the word tune.

tune

The long u sound in this word is spelled with u followed by a consonant and a silent e.

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

K.1Choose the words with a given long vowel

J.6Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture

H.3Spell the silent e word

I.2Complete the vowel team words

I.3Complete the word with the correct vowel team