Task Cards · 2nd Grade · 11 pages
OU Diphthong Words Task Cards | 2nd Grade Phonics (10 Cards)
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OU Diphthong Words: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
What’s inside this download
- 11 printable pages of OU Diphthong Words task cards
- 33 items for 2nd grade
- Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers
- Answer key included
- One print-ready PDF, US Letter
Why choose this over a free worksheet
- Only ou words with /ow/
- Real words like loud, spout and round
- Sets up the ou/ow comparison
Printing, license and file formats
- One PDF, US Letter 8.5 × 11 in. On A4 choose “fit to page”
- One teacher or one household. Print unlimited copies for your own students, this year and next
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How do I get the files?
- The download link is on the order page the moment you pay, and in your inbox at the same time
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Why get the bundle
- Ou is easiest to master with repeat. The bundle offers cards, games and an assessment, and the ow product adds the other spelling.
The problem
Loud, spout, round: ou says /ow/ but can also say /oo/
Ou usually says /ow/, but it has other sounds too, like soup and touch. Children need a flexible way to try them.
Ou has many sounds
Loud says /ow/, soup says /oo/, and touch says /u/. Children don't know which to use.
Ou or ow
Both say /ow/ in words like out and owl. Spelling by ear leaves children guessing.
Final consonant clusters
In spout and round, ou is followed by blends. Children read the blend and skip the vowel pair.
Only ou words with /ow/ are included, such as loud, spout and round. Children read the sound steadily and see it in blends.
What’s inside
11 pages of OU Diphthong Words, ready to print.
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. One instruction line and a name line on every page.
Task Cards
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers.
OU Diphthong Words
Written for 2nd grade.
Print and go
US Letter, black and white, answer key included.
Look inside
Same layout on every page, so kids stop re-learning the instructions.
How it works
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Print
Any printer, plain paper, black and white. Print one page or the whole stack.
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Hand out
Morning work, centers, small groups, the kitchen table. Same format every day, so the routine sticks.
US Letter 8.5 × 11 · PDFOutcomes
Read words with ou
Say /ow/ for ou in words like loud, spout and round.
- loud — ou pattern
- spout — ou pattern
- round — ou pattern
- around — ou pattern
- mouse — ou pattern
- mouth — ou pattern
- noun — ou pattern
Who it’s for
Built for the kitchen table and the classroom.
Parents & homeschool
Say 'ow, that hurts!' and then 'ou' in out, loud, house. Link the sound to the letters.
Teachers
Use as a diphthong center, or with ow to compare the two spellings.
Spelling support
Helps children tell ou from ow when spelling /ow/.
Questions
Before you buy.
Does ou ever say something else?
Yes. Words like soup or touch use other sounds. This set keeps to /ow/, so children master it first.
Is ou the same as ow?
In these words, yes. Ou is in the middle, and ow often ends words.
How do I get the file?
The download link appears right after checkout and lands in your inbox at the same time. One PDF with 11 pages. No account needed.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. One teacher or one household can print unlimited copies for their own students, this year and next.
Will it print in color?
The pages are designed to print in black and white, so they print clean on any home or school printer and do not eat a cartridge.
What if it isn’t right for us?
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Ou says /ow/ in loud words
OU Diphthong Words: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
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