K12 Reader
Make the Same Shape
Make sure your class has a grasp of words that include the long /a/ sound and follow the _a_e pattern. They can read the short poem on this page, which includes many examples of this pattern to practice, and then complete the three...
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Long Island Beach Life
Have your class learn about marine life through this resource. This comprehensive lesson has learners discuss marine life, learn key vocabulary, discuss environmental concerns, and play games related to migration and predator/prey...
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Audio Engineers: Sound Weavers
Students explore audio engineering. In this career education and "sound" science lesson, students define related vocabulary and make connections between the music they listen to and the job an audio engineer does after listening to...
Kiz Club
Long Vowel "E"
Explore the ea and ee digraphs with a worksheet full of images. For each drawing, kids choose between these two digraphs to complete the matching word and master the long /e/ sound.
Get Reading Right
Picture and Word Cards
Reading and recognizing words with the long /e/ sound is enjoyable and accessible for all emerging readers with these picture and word cards. Print, laminate, and play games in small groups or with additional classroom...
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Puzzle Fun with Long /O/ and Long /I/ Words
Search this crossword puzzle for words with long /o/ and /i/ sounds. Some of the clues are challenging, so consider completing the most difficult clues together. As an extension, it is suggested that your learners find the homophones in...
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Finding the Pictures of Long E Words
For this finding the pictures of long E words worksheet, 1st graders look at 16 pictures and circle the ones that begin with the long E sound, then color the pictures.
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Kelly's Kindergarten: Long/Short E
Kindergartners will cut, paste, and label the words that contain a short or long e sound. They can build their phonemic awareness as they say each word to determine which e goes where.
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Spelling: Long i
The long i sound is illustrated in bite, kite, time, life, line, and mine. Use these vocabulary words to teach the target sound. Learners will say the word, print the word, and create recipes using the target words.
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Long Vowel U Sounds
This worksheet is straight-forward and easy to follow. Have your young learners look at the words below and place them in the correct category. Does the word have the ew letter combination or a u and silent e combination? For you very...
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Long Vowel Sound-oo
Kindergarteners and first graders alike identify the word that matches the first two illustrations. Then they use two clues to illustrate the mystery word! Did they guess it correctly? Can they identify the oo?
K12 Reader
The Spy Will Try Not to Cry
Learn all about the exploits of a sly spy from the short poem included on this resource. The poem, intended to provide practice with long /i/ words that use the letter y, is paired with three reading comprehension questions for pupils to...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Vowel Picture Sort
Sound sorting can be a fun way to get little ones phonologically prepared for a life of reading. In this activity, learners sort picture cards based on the long or short vowel sound they make when said aloud.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Fluency: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Letter-Sound Mix-Up
Scholars time each other as they work through a sheet of all 26 letters. They test each other to see how many letters sounds they can identify in one minute.
Starfall
Long /a/ Sound
Aim for straight A's in this activity, which provides students with a fun illustration of a park where they find various words with the long /a/ sound (cane, cave, gate, etc.). A word bank helps students to find the correct words....
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High Frequency Words--Long "A"
In this high frequency words worksheet, students read and write the eight given words and use the words in sentences. The words focus on the long "a" sound.
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Learning Short a and Long a sounds
Students recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.
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I'm Learning to Spell (Long i Sound)
In this spelling worksheet, 3rd graders work with 8 long i sound words. They fill in the missing letters in 4 examples to make words such as bike, tile, and dime. They read 4 sentences, draw an X on the word that is spelled incorrectly...
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The Long I Sound
In this long i sound worksheet, students read sentences, circled misspelled long i words, then write the correct version. An answer key is included.
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Bud and June
For this identifying words with short and long "u" sounds worksheet, learners observe pictures, write their names, and count the short and long "u" words. Students write 10 answers.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Medial Phoneme Spin
A collaborative activity challenges young scholars to match medial graphemes and phonemes. Pairs take turns spinning the spinner, naming the letter, and saying its name. They choose from a stack of cards with the same medial sound.
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Long and Short Letter I Sound
In this phonics worksheet, students write six words with the long and short letter I sound. Students also draw a picture of a kite and a kitten.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Fluency: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Make a Match
A memory activity engages young learners in letter-sound correspondence. Pairs take turns examining two sets of cards lying face down. They flip one image card and one letter card, then name the initial sound. If the sounds match, pupils...
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Spelling: long i sound
For this long i sound worksheet, students practice writing their spelling words with the long i sound in cursive. Students write 20 words.