Long and Short Vowels Essential Activities for Grade 1

When the letters ‘ee’ are found in a word, they usually make the long /e/ sound, such as in the word ‘sheep’. Give your kids some more examples of ‘ee’ words. Also, the letters ‘ea’ can also make the long /e/ sound. For example, the word ‘beach’ and ‘seat’. The letters ‘ay’ when found in words, also makes the /a/ sound. For example, the words ‘clay’ and ‘play’. Now, look through this colourful worksheet with your kids. Help them check the words that have the long /e/ sound, as found in the word ‘sheep’.

How well can your child correctly identify pictures, match pictures to words? Test their skills first by pointing at common items in your house, and ask them to correctly name those objects. Now, look at the objects in this worksheet with your little one. Point at each one, and ask your kid to tell you the name of the object in the picture. Ask them to look at the two spellings of the words at the bottom of each picture. Which of them is the right spelling? Help your kids circle the word that matches the picture.

How well can your child read words? What about being able to see a picture of an object and correctly identifying them? In this worksheet, your child will have to do that, and also learn more about the long vowel sounds. In each of the three rows, there are four objects. First, ask your child to say the names of the objects aloud. Then, help them check the boxes under the long vowel sounds.

It can be tough for children to differentiate between long and short vowel sounds, and to know how and when to use them in reading and writing. This delightful printable worksheet will give your child practice in applicable context as they decide whether or not short and long vowel words make sense in simple sentences. Using context clues can help your little learner figure out whether vowels are short or long.

Energize your lesson on long vowels with this fun coloring worksheet! By dividing your class into teams and encouraging them to work together you will show them how to correctly identify and pronounce the long O sound. Get teams to read words such as «boat» and «flow» while the rest of the class listens, instructing them to pay attention to the long O sounds made by the «oa» and «o» groupings of letters. Then let students work together to color in the words and matching pictures while thinking about what they have learned. This simple printout is ideal for supplementing any phonics lesson.

Your child will find the bright and cheery pictures in this free PDF worksheet fun and engaging, and they'll practice differentiating between words with the long and short «u» sounds. They'll strengthen fine motor skills tracing circles around the appropriate words, and they'll learn to notice patterns (silent -e to make the «ū» sound) in closed-syllable words. It's a quick confidence builder for new readers!

As students progress in learning phonics skills, vowel teams are introduced. This worksheet is a great resource for young children learning about the sound of the letters /ee/. Often in vowel teams, the first vowel has a long sound and the second vowel is silent. The worksheet demonstrates this printable. Students identify words with the /ee/ vowel team and pictures assist students reading unfamiliar words. This makes this printable perfect for readers of all levels.

The short and long vowels are a topic that your kids must learn in order to become phonetics masters. Learning to tell the difference properly might be a little difficult for them, though. So, it is up to you to teach them some of the easiest ways to spot the long and the short vowels. Look through the worksheet with your little ones. Help them say the words for each object on the left side. Then, ask them to check the box for the vowel sound that they hear.

Your students will love helping these adorable little birdies pick the short vowel eggs that match the selected words. They'll read the words each bird has in the thought bubbles, and then they'll find check off the boxes that have closed syllable words with the same short vowel sounds. The fun colors of this free Worksheet will invite them to help their feathered friends and practice their vowels at the same time!

Vowel pairs come together to make sounds that are different from what the individual letters would make. Often, the letters ‘ai’ work perfectly together to make the vowel pair; the long /a/ sound. For example, the sound found in the word ‘brain’ and ‘strain’. Your kids should look at the pictures in this simple worksheet. Ask them to identify each of the pictures and say the name out loud. Then, help them circle the words that have the long /a/ sound in the printout.