Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 2 of 11
Sound Detectives
sh, ch, ee, ai and more
What your child practises
Letter teams that make one sound (sh, ch, th, wh, ee, ai, oa) and clapping syllables.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Make connections between letters and the sounds they represent to read fluently and spell words correctly. · matching letters to sounds to read and spell words
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which word starts with the “wh” sound?
- 🐳whale
- 🧀cheese
- 🐚shell
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🐳 whale
Hint: Say each word slowly. “whale” starts with wh.
Question 2
Which letters are missing?
🐌sn__l- ai
- oa
- ee
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ai
Hint: Say “snail” slowly. The middle sound is spelled ai.
Question 3
Which letters are missing?
🧼s__p- ai
- oa
- ee
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oa
Hint: Say “soap” slowly. The middle sound is spelled oa.
Question 4
Which word starts with the “th” sound?
- 3️⃣three
- 🐑sheep
- 🚢ship
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3️⃣ three
Hint: Say each word slowly. “three” starts with th.
Question 5
Clap the word “banana”. How many claps (syllables)?
🍌banana- 3
- 1
- 2
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3
Hint: Clap as you say it: banana. Each clap is one syllable. That's 3.
Question 6
Clap the word “rainbow”. How many claps (syllables)?
🌈rainbow- 1
- 3
- 2
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2
Hint: Clap as you say it: rainbow. Each clap is one syllable. That's 2.