Grade 2 Phonics, Decoding & Spelling Patterns: The IE Sound
216 printable 2nd Grade phonics worksheets on The IE Sound. 6 activity types: Crack the Code, Lesson, Read and Draw, Roll and Read. The first three are free to download; All Access opens all 216.
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Includes 6 activity types: Crack the Code, Lesson, Read and Draw, Roll and Read, Sentence Scramble, Word Search.
Teaching The IE Sound
What it is
The team ie says long e in field, chief, brief, and piece, and long i in pie, tie, lie, and die. Both readings are common, so ie is a two-sound team from the first day.
When a child is ready
Teach it once ee, ea, and igh words are read without hesitating.
If they struggle
Position is the best clue: ie at the end of a short word usually says long i (pie, tie, die, lie), and ie inside a word usually says long e (field, thief, believe). Sort a stack of word cards into an end pile and a middle pile before reading any of them.
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