Grade 2 Phonics: schwa (balloon) — I Can Read Sentences
That soft, bubbly sound in 'balloon'? 🎈 Your Grade 2 readers will decode and blend it in every sentence, building fluency with the schwa sound they hear everywhere. ✨
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Grade 2 Ontario phonics worksheet (Language — Vocabulary strand). Topic: R-Controlled, ch=/k/ & Schwa — 'schwa' (as in balloon). I can read decodable words and sentences with the /ə/ sound spelled 'schwa' (as in balloon). This is a print-ready, no-prep decodable reading / phonics activity from the R-Controlled, ch=/k/ & Schwa set, with a matching teacher guide and answer key included. Sample sentences: I hold a balloon. The panda is soft. Great for Grade 2 phonics, decoding, blending, decodable sentences, and reading fluency, guided reading, small groups, literacy centres, and Science-of-Reading practice. From The Classroom Exchange.