Normal Vowel Blends Worksheets for Ages 7-9
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Enhance your child's reading skills with our Normal Vowel Blends Worksheets for ages 7-9. Perfect for young learners, these engaging worksheets focus on common vowel blends to improve phonemic awareness and reading fluency. Each activity is designed to make learning fun through diverse exercises including matching, fill-in-the-blanks, and reading practice. Suitable for both classroom and home use, our worksheets help solidify foundational literacy skills. Download and print these resources to give your child the confidence they need to excel in reading. Visit Kids Academy for educational tools that make learning enjoyable and effective.
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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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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: 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: 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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Reading: OA or OW Worksheet
This printable worksheet helps young and emergent readers with decoding words and understanding digraphs (two letters with one sound). It requires students to complete the spelling for each word based on the picture, focusing on /oa/ and /ow/ spellings. It's ideal for a reading classroom and for spelling practice.
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Reading: AI Vowel Team Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on the vowel team /ai/ which makes the long A sound. Students are challenged to find the correct path through the puzzle following only words with the /ai/ sound. Bright illustrations help kids understand unknown words.
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Reading: EA and EE Worksheet
Confused by the long E sound's varying spellings? Give students practice with this printable. It will improve their reading and spelling skills by helping them identify the correct spellings for words with the /ee/ and /ea/ vowel teams. Clear up the confusion and sharpen their skills.
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Vowel Diphthongs OI OY Worksheet
It'll help them read and spell accurately. This fun activity is a helpful way to learn tricky spellings of oi and oy diphthongs. It also aids in reading and spelling comprehension.
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Long Vowel E Printable
Help your child learn to read and spell with long vowel E with this printable worksheet. It'll teach them different spellings of E and how to recognize words with similar spellings that might not sound the same. They'll become a pro in no time!
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Normal vowel blends are combinations of vowel sounds that occur together within a word to create a distinct pronunciation. For children ages 7-9, mastering these blends is crucial for several reasons:
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Reading Proficiency: Understanding vowel blends helps children decode words more efficiently, leading to improved reading fluency. Recognizing and pronouncing blends correctly allows kids to tackle new words with greater ease, fostering a more enjoyable reading experience.
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Spelling Skills: Students who can identify and use vowel blends are better spellers. Recognizing patterns in these blends helps children spell words more accurately, which is integral in writing.
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Vocabulary Expansion: By mastering vowel blends, children acquire new words more easily. This not only enhances their vocabulary but also aids in comprehension and communication.
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Phonemic Awareness: Learning about vowel blends increases phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words. This foundational skill is vital for both reading and writing development.
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Confidence: Mastery of vowel blends instills confidence in young learners. As they become more skillful readers and spellers, they are likely to participate more in classroom activities and enjoy a sense of accomplishment.
Overall, a strong grasp of normal vowel blends supports literacy and lays the groundwork for future academic success. Parents and teachers should prioritize this areas as part of their literacy education strategies.
