Word Detective Spelling List
Grade 2 • Bluebonnet Skills Unit Word Study
Week Focus: Blends, Digraphs & Short Vowels
Word Detective Spelling List
5 Core Pattern Words (Digraphs + Short Vowels) & 2 Tricky Heart Words
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5 Pattern Words (Sound It Out)
Rule: Closed Syllable
Every word has a short vowel trapped by consonants, plus a blend or digraph!
1 crash
blend: cr • short a • digraph: sh
2 chest
digraph: ch • short e • blend: st
3 thick
digraph: th • short i • digraph: ck
4 shock
digraph: sh • short o • digraph: ck
5 lunch
short u • blend: nch • digraph: ch
2 Tricky Words
Learn by Heart
These words have irregular parts that do not follow normal phonics rules yet.
6 said Tricky Part: ai
s and d make normal sounds. The letters ai make a short /e/ sound!
7 have Tricky Part: e
The silent e does NOT make the /a/ long! English words cannot end in 'v', so 'e' keeps it company.
Heart Rule: We say the sounds we know, and remember the "heart letter" by memory!
Bluebonnet Skills Phonics Decoder
1. Closed Syllable Rule
When a single vowel is closed in by one or more consonants at the end, the vowel makes its short sound (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ).
2. Consonant Digraphs
Two consonants that team up to make ONE new sound: sh (/sh/), ch (/ch/), th (/th/), ck (/k/).
3. Consonant Blends
Two or three consonants side-by-side where every letter keeps its own sound: cr-, st-, -nch.
Alternative & Next-Up Bluebonnet 2nd Grade Lists
Unit Skill Modules
Skill A: Short Vowel Closed Syllables 5 + 2
5 Words: stamp, clack, frost, blend, crush
2 Tricky Words: they, was
Skill B: Long Vowels (Silent-e / Magic-e) 5 + 2
5 Words: brave, smile, chose, flute, grape
2 Tricky Words: there, come
Daily 5-Minute Practice Menu:
Mon: Tap & Map Sounds Tue: Color the Digraphs Wed: Heart Word Flash Thu: Practice Test
Phonics & Spelling Lab Bluebonnet Grade 2 Skills
Word Detective Practice Sheet
Name:
Date:
Word Bank:
crash chest thick shock lunch | said have
1
Sound Mapping: 5 Pattern Words
One box per sound. Write the whole word on the line!
- crash
Write word:
- chest
Write word:
- thick
✕
Write word:
- shock
✕
Write word:
- lunch
Write word:
2
Heart Word Detective: 2 Tricky Words
Draw a heart over the tricky letter(s)!
Word: said Sounds: /s/ /e/ /d/
Which letters make the surprise short /e/ sound?
s a i d
Trace & Spell:
Word: have Sounds: /h/ /a/ /v/
Which letter is silent and doesn't change the /a/?
h a v e
Trace & Spell:
3
Sentence Superstars
Use at least 1 pattern word and 1 tricky word in each sentence!
Sentence 1 (Try words like: lunch + have): Capital letter • Punctuation
Sentence 2 (Try words like: crash or chest + said): Capital letter • Punctuation
Detective Self-Check:
I tapped all the sounds I spotted the tricky heart letters Sentences start with capital letters