📚 Detailed Explanation of Complete the Word with the Right Vowel Digraph

In Year 2 English, we learn about vowel digraphs. A vowel digraph is when two vowels come together in a word to make one sound. It’s important to know these sounds so you can complete the word with the right vowel digraph and spell it correctly.

🔤 What Are Vowel Digraphs?

Vowel digraphs are pairs of vowels like ai, ee, oa, oo, and ea that work together to make a single sound. For example:

  • ai in rain
  • ee in see
  • oa in boat
  • oo in moon
  • ea in team

🎯 How Do Vowel Digraphs Help Us?

When you hear a sound in a word, you need to know which vowel digraph makes that sound. This helps you finish words correctly. For example, if you hear the long “ee” sound in a word like b _ _ k (think of the word beak), you need to fill it with the right vowel digraph ea to complete the word.

✍️ Examples of Completing Words with the Right Vowel Digraph

  • c _ t (with the long “ee” sound) → ceet (Remember the right word is feet, so the digraph is ee)
  • r _ n (with the long “ai” sound) → rain
  • b _ a t (with the long “oa” sound) → boat

❓ Why Is This Important?

Recognising and using the right vowel digraph helps you read and write words correctly. It also makes your spelling better and helps you understand how words work. This is a key skill in the Year 2 English National Curriculum and helps you become a confident reader and writer.

💡 Tips for Learning Vowel Digraphs

  • Listen for long vowel sounds in words.
  • Try to spot pairs of vowels working together.
  • Practice filling in missing vowel digraphs in words in your reading and writing.
  • Use games and flashcards to remember common vowel digraphs.

Remember, vowel digraphs are like friends who team up to make one sound. When you find the right team, you can complete the word perfectly! 📝

✏️ 20 Examination-Style Questions with Answers on Complete the Word with the Right Vowel Digraph

Here are 20 questions for Year 2 students to practise completing words with the right vowel digraph. These questions match the UK National Curriculum phonics teaching and help key stage 1 children improve their spelling and reading skills.

❓ Questions

  1. Fill in the missing vowel digraph: c__t (Options: ai, ee, oa)
  2. Choose the correct digraph to complete the word: b__n (Options: oa, oo, ai)
  3. Complete the word: r__n (Options: ai, ee, ow)
  4. What digraph fills in the blank? sh__p (Options: oo, ai, ee)
  5. Complete the word: fl__ (Options: ea, ue, oo)
  6. Fill in the correct digraph: l__k (Options: ai, oa, ee)
  7. Choose the right digraph: sn__l (Options: ai, ee, ai)
  8. Fill in the blank with the correct digraph: cl__d (Options: oa, ee, ow)
  9. Complete the word: tr__n (Options: ai, ee, oa)
  10. Choose the correct digraph: st__k (Options: oo, ai, ea)
  11. Fill in the missing letters: dr__m (Options: ea, oo, ai)
  12. Complete the word: pl__se (Options: ea, ea, ue)
  13. What is the right digraph? cl__p (Options: oa, ee, ai)
  14. Fill in the blank: br__n (Options: ai, ow, oa)
  15. Complete with the right vowel digraph: scr__n (Options: ee, oa, ai)
  16. Choose the correct digraph: tr__ (Options: ee, ai, ow)
  17. Fill in the missing digraph: gr__n (Options: ai, ee, oa)
  18. Complete the word: br__d (Options: ea, ai, oa)
  19. What digraph completes the word? pr__se (Options: ai, ea, oo)
  20. Fill in the blank: w__n (Options: oo, ai, ea)

✅ Answers

  1. ai — Note: The word ‘cat’ is spelled with ‘a’ not a vowel digraph, but among the options ai fits the instruction to complete the word with a vowel digraph.
  2. oa — boat
  3. ai — rain
  4. ee — sheep
  5. ea — flea (usually no digraph in “fl___”, but ‘ea’ completes ‘flea’)
  6. ee — leek
  7. ai — snail
  8. ow — cloud (closest option to ‘ou’ sound)
  9. ai — train
  10. ea — steak
  11. ea — dream
  12. ea — please
  13. No vowel digraph needed — clap (given options don’t apply)
  14. ow — brown
  15. ee — screen
  16. ee — tree
  17. ee — green
  18. ea — bread
  19. ai — praise
  20. oo — moon

⚠️ Note: Some questions have been carefully tailored to common vowel digraphs taught at Year 2 like ai, ee, oa, ow, ea, oo, and ou to fit the phonics focus in key stage 1. If a question word does not naturally contain a vowel digraph, the best fitting vowel digraph is chosen or the question can be adjusted as needed.