Vowel Sounds Essential Activities for Kindergarten

Being able to differentiate between a long or short vowel sounds is a key decoding skill every new reader needs to solidify, and this engaging phonics worksheet will help children do so with familiar pictures of high-frequency words. They’ll use the picture clues to read the words and then practice fine motor skills as they check off images that have a long vowel sound in them.

Say the word “dog” aloud, and notice how long it takes to say the vowel? Is it long or is it short? Your child should notice that the short «o» sound takes less time to pronounce than the long sound in the word “pea”. Continue to check your child’s learning using this cute vowel sounds worksheet that assesses mastery quickly! Simply name each picture before reading each word aloud and remind your child to listen for the vowel sounds. Check the boxes of only the words that contain short vowel sounds!

Vowels are important parts of nearly every word, and when beginning readers use their sounds to spell, they often leave vowels out. This engaging worksheet is full of familiar pictures children will recognize, and give them the opportunity to choose the appropriate spelling of the word by including the vowels. They’ll practice their fine motor skills as they circle the correct spelling of each picture.