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Two Ways to Spell Long a and Long e is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on ai against ay, and ee against ea, aligned to Common Core standard RF.2.3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Two Ways to Spell Long a and Long e

RF.2.3

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each word by its pattern: ai / ay / ee / ea.

Sort: beach, brain, spray, crayon, tree, street, chain, team

aiayeeea
2.Sort each word by its pattern: ai / ay / ee / ea.

Sort: wait, steam, day, play, teach, queen, sweet, paint

aiayeeea
3.Sort each word by its pattern: ai / ay / ee / ea.

Sort: rain, beach, sweet, away, three, today, speak, afraid

aiayeeea

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Answer key — Two Ways to Spell Long a and Long e

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.ai: brain, chain; ay: spray, crayon; ee: tree, street; ea: beach, team
  2. 2.ai: wait, paint; ay: day, play; ee: queen, sweet; ea: steam, teach
  3. 3.ai: rain, afraid; ay: away, today; ee: sweet, three; ea: beach, speak

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.