Long u teams (ew, ue, ui) worksheets

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Ew, ue, and ui all can say the long u sound: new, blue, fruit. Ew and ue like the end of a word; ui sits in the middle.

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  1. 1st grade Core grade

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    Ew, ue, and ui are the spelling teams for long u. First graders sort words like new, blue, and fruit into their teams and learn which positions each team prefers.

  2. 2nd grade

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    Second graders sort the three teams confidently, including longer words (rescue, bruise, threw), and use the end-of-word rule, ew or ue but never ui, when spelling.

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