bicycle
Say bicycle in three parts: bi-cy-cle. Both of the first two parts use the letter i or y, and the word ends with the written chunk cle.
2nd Grade · Themed Spelling Practice
2nd Grade Transportation Spelling Words
Transportation words appear in signs, stories, and conversations about getting from one place to another. This eight-word set compares vowel teams, two compounds, and the longer spelling of bicycle.
Word list
All 8 words in this list
2nd Grade · Themed Spelling Practice
- car
- bus
- train
- airplane
- boat
- bicycle
- truck
- subway
8 words
What to notice when spelling these words
Compare the vowel teams
The long a sound in train is spelled ai, while the long o sound in boat is spelled oa. At the end of subway, ay spells the long a sound. Keeping each vowel team with its whole word helps distinguish these three spellings.
Build two words from smaller words
The compounds airplane and subway can be built without changing their smaller words: air + plane and sub + way. Spell each part, then join the parts into one word.
Use sounds and chunks for the rest
The short words car, bus, and truck can be mapped sound by sound; car also has the r-controlled spelling ar. For the longer word bicycle, hold the three written parts bi, cy, and cle in order.