Vowels Worksheets for Ages 5-9
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Discover engaging and educational Vowels Worksheets designed specifically for children aged 5 to 9! Our vibrant, interactive worksheets help young learners master the fundamentals of vowel identification and pronunciation. Each worksheet includes fun activities that encourage reading, writing, and recognition skills, making learning dynamic and enjoyable. From fill-in-the-blank exercises to matching games, these resources are perfect for both classroom use and at-home learning. Foster your child's literacy foundation with our easy-to-use printable worksheets that cater to various learning styles. Join us on a fun journey through the world of vowels and watch your child's confidence soar!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Vowels are essential building blocks of language, and understanding them is crucial for children aged 5-9 as they develop early literacy skills. At this age, children are beginning to decode words, sound out letters, and read independently. Vowels—A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y—play a pivotal role in this process, as they create the nucleus of syllables and determine the pronunciation of words.
Focusing on vowels helps children enhance their reading fluency and comprehension. When students understand how different vowels affect word sounds, they become more proficient in sounding out unfamiliar words, ultimately boosting their confidence. Additionally, a solid grasp of vowels lays the foundation for spelling and writing. By recognizing short and long vowel sounds, children can expand their vocabulary and express themselves more creatively.
Moreover, early intervention in vowel education fosters a lifelong love of reading. Engaging parents and teachers in this crucial aspect enriches the learning environment and encourages collaborative support at home and in the classroom. Overall, an emphasis on vowels not only aids academic growth but also cultivates effective communication skills, setting children on a path toward successful learning in and outside of school.
