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    Explore our engaging Vowels Worksheets designed for children ages 3-8! These fun and interactive resources help young learners develop essential phonemic awareness and reading skills through matching exercises, coloring activities, and vowel recognition tasks. Our worksheets are tailored to reinforce both short and long vowel sounds, making learning enjoyable and effective. With vibrant illustrations and playful themes, kids will capture the joy of discovering letters and sounds while building a strong literacy foundation. Perfect for the classroom or at-home practice, these worksheets provide endless opportunities for creativity and learning. Start your child's journey to reading success today with our vowels worksheets!


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    Long Vowel Review Worksheet
    Long Vowel Review Worksheet

    Long Vowel Review Worksheet

    Vowel teams like "ea" and "ai" help us make words, and understanding these patterns aids emerging readers in becoming more fluent. This review worksheet has students finding words with vowel teams that make the long vowel sound, and helps them recognize high-frequency words.
    Long Vowel Review Worksheet
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    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 ELA Worksheet
    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 ELA Worksheet

    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 ELA Worksheet

    This fun worksheet tests your child's sound recognition skills for each part of a word. Ask your child to name each image and trace the line to match it with the corresponding letter. Listen for beginning sounds on 1st, middle sounds on 2nd, and ending sounds on 3rd. Encourage learning with this colorful and interactive activity!
    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 ELA Worksheet
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    Silent Letter Maze Worksheet
    Silent Letter Maze Worksheet

    Silent Letter Maze Worksheet

    Learning to read can be tricky, especially with words with irregular pronunciations. Explain to your child that some words have consonants we do not pronounce when reading. Ask them for examples like 'knife' and 'knob'. These consonants are called silent letters. Download this pdf to practice words with silent letters and complete the maze.
    Silent Letter Maze Worksheet
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    Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet
    Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet

    Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet

    Read out the words in this printout with the correct pronunciation. Have your child repeat each word after you. Then have them read the words and identify the ones with the "oo" sound. Guide their hands as they trace the lines to the right words.
    Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet
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    Which's the OA Word? Worksheet
    Which's the OA Word? Worksheet

    Which's the OA Word? Worksheet

    Encourage your kids to complete this fun worksheet. Ask them to identify the animals and objects in the pictures. Read the incomplete sentences aloud, and then find the correct word to finish the sentence. Check their work.
    Which's the OA Word? Worksheet
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    What Sounds Like Float? Worksheet
    What Sounds Like Float? Worksheet

    What Sounds Like Float? Worksheet

    Help your kids practice the long /o/ sound with words such as 'boat', 'goat' and 'float'. Ask them to identify and circle the images in the worksheet that have the same sound. Award bonus points if they come up with more words with 'oa' spelling!
    What Sounds Like Float? Worksheet
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    Is It IE or Y/Ye? Worksheet
    Is It IE or Y/Ye? Worksheet

    Is It IE or Y/Ye? Worksheet

    Test your child's picture identification skills by pointing at common items in your house and asking them to name them. Then, look at the objects in this worksheet with your little one. Point at each one, ask for the name, then ask which spelling is correct. Help them circle the correct word.
    Is It IE or Y/Ye? Worksheet
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    Hungry Caterpillar Maze Worksheet
    Hungry Caterpillar Maze Worksheet

    Hungry Caterpillar Maze Worksheet

    Remind the kids that caterpillars turn into butterflies! This worksheet helps them practice their vowel sounds. They must trace the path of words that sound like ‘lie’ to help the caterpillar reach the finish line. It's a fun way to learn and explore!
    Hungry Caterpillar Maze Worksheet
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    The AI Tree Worksheet
    The AI Tree Worksheet

    The AI Tree Worksheet

    Help your kids learn to read better with this worksheet! Introduce the vowel pair 'ai' and give them familiar examples. Ask them to give you some in return. Then, have them read the words on the leaves and help them trace the ones with the long /a/ sound.
    The AI Tree Worksheet
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    The AI Vowel Pair Worksheet
    The AI Vowel Pair Worksheet

    The AI Vowel Pair Worksheet

    Vowel pairs make different sounds than individual letters. The 'ai' combination often forms the long /a/ sound, like in 'brain' and 'strain'. Get your kids to look at the pictures in the worksheet, identify each and say the name aloud. Help them circle the words with the long /a/ sound.
    The AI Vowel Pair Worksheet
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    Is It EE, EA, or AY? Worksheet
    Is It EE, EA, or AY? Worksheet

    Is It EE, EA, or AY? Worksheet

    When 'ee', 'ea' and 'ay' are in words, they usually make the long /e/ and /a/ sounds. Examples of words with 'ee' are "sheep", 'beach' and 'seat' with 'ea', and 'clay' and 'play' with 'ay'. Check this colourful worksheet with your kids; help them find the words that make the long /e/ sound like 'sheep'.
    Is It EE, EA, or AY? Worksheet
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    Is It Silent? Worksheet
    Is It Silent? Worksheet

    Is It Silent? Worksheet

    Phonetics can be tricky, like the sound of /e/ in 'egg' vs. the silent /e/ at the end of 'slime'. Ask your students to give more examples. Read out the words in this worksheet with your kids and ask them to identify the silent /e/ ones.
    Is It Silent? Worksheet
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    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 2
    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 2

    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 2

    Give kids common examples of suffixes and prefixes, such as "un-," "unhappy," "ness," "happyness." Ask them to match each word in the word recognition exercise to the correct suffix or prefix. Test phonetic understanding by having them circle the long vowel sounds.
    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 2
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    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 Worksheet
    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 Worksheet

    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 Worksheet

    This worksheet tests phonetics and word recognition. Students should be familiar with past tense verbs. Read incomplete sentences, then read multiple options and help students select the correct one.
    Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 Worksheet
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    OUGH as in Bought Worksheet
    OUGH as in Bought Worksheet

    OUGH as in Bought Worksheet

    Use this worksheet to teach your child the different pronunciations of -ough. For example, -ough can sound like ‘aw’ in ‘bought’. Ask your child to give more examples and help them underline the correct answers to fill in the blanks.
    OUGH as in Bought Worksheet
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    Reading: Long I and IE Worksheet
    Reading: Long I and IE Worksheet

    Reading: Long I and IE Worksheet

    Have your child list words with the long /i/ sound (eg. 'pie'), and if needed, help them out with some examples. Read each word in the worksheet together and check their answer by having them circle the correct word.
    Reading: Long I and IE Worksheet
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    Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet
    Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet

    Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet

    Ask your child to name some words with the long /e/ sound they hear every day. Then, read aloud all the words in the worksheet with them. Ask them to circle the words containing ie that make this sound.
    Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet
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    Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet
    Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet

    Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet

    The vowel digraph ea can be read in two ways. Examples of the long sound are "read" and "lead"; examples of the short sound are "bread" and "head". Ask your kids to give you more examples and then have them check off the correct word for the pictures on this worksheet. This will help them understand the ea sound.
    Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet
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    Reading: Shoot for the Moon Worksheet
    Reading: Shoot for the Moon Worksheet

    Reading: Shoot for the Moon Worksheet

    Ask your kids if they can name any common words with the /oo/ sound. Read each word with them and help them pronounce it. Then, have them circle the words that have the /oo/ sound as in moon.
    Reading: Shoot for the Moon Worksheet
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    Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet
    Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet

    Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet

    Help your kids learn phonetics! Explain the different sounds and long/short variations. Emphasize that some vowel sounds are the same, e.g. ou = ow in cow. For practice, have them read aloud the words in the worksheet and check the box next to the spelling that matches the picture.
    Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet
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    Reading: OI and OY Worksheet
    Reading: OI and OY Worksheet

    Reading: OI and OY Worksheet

    Ask your students if they know the rule for words with /oi/ or /oy/ sound. If not, it's easy to learn! Rule: If /oy/ at end of word, spell with 'oy'; if /oi/ in middle of word, spell with 'oi'. Use this worksheet to help them master these digraphs and improve their ability to decode.
    Reading: OI and OY Worksheet
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    Reading: Y as Long I Worksheet
    Reading: Y as Long I Worksheet

    Reading: Y as Long I Worksheet

    Students need practice and exposure to letters that make different sounds for decoding and reading success. This printable is a great resource for language arts classes: it explains that words ending with Y and having only one syllable make the long I sound. Students will circle all words with Y that have this sound.
    Reading: Y as Long I Worksheet
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    Reading: IGH as Long I Worksheet
    Reading: IGH as Long I Worksheet

    Reading: IGH as Long I Worksheet

    Kids can have fun and learn with this maze! They'll look for and read words with the 'long I' sound spelled 'igh'. Most words ending with 'T' have this spelling. Decode words while learning about long vowel sounds and their spellings.
    Reading: IGH as Long I Worksheet
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    Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet
    Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet

    Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet

    This worksheet helps kids recognize that /au/ and /aw/ can make the same sound. Students read sentences and pick the correct word with one of the digraphs. Understanding digraphs improves decoding and reading fluency. Perfect for reading and phonics classes.
    Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet
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    Understanding vowels is crucial for early literacy development in children aged 3-8. Vowels are the building blocks of language; they play a vital role in word formation, pronunciation, and comprehension. For young learners, recognizing and pronouncing vowels helps them decode words, improving their reading skills. Since most English words contain at least one vowel, mastering these sounds enhances a child's ability to engage with text and fosters a love for reading.

    For parents and teachers, focusing on vowels can lay a robust foundation for language skills. Engaging activities that include singing songs, playing vowel sounds games, and phonics exercises help children develop auditory discrimination. This is essential for both speaking and writing. Moreover, understanding the different vowel sounds and their combinations boosts children's phonemic awareness, preparing them for more complex language tasks in the future.

    Furthermore, vowels are integral in fostering effective communication skills. By nurturing vowel recognition and sound production, caregivers can enhance children's confidence in their verbal abilities. Ultimately, by prioritizing vowel education, parents and teachers equip children with essential skills that will aid their academic journey and set the stage for lifelong learning and communication.