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Long Vowel Sounds

Read each word carefully. A long vowel usually says its letter name. Choose the best answer, complete the words, and sort words by their long vowel sound. Word bank: braid, field, pilot, throat, rescue, weigh, chief, frozen, argue, delay, steam, crash, theme.

Recognize Long Vowels

Look for the vowel sound, not just the spelling.

1.Select every word in which the vowel has a long sound.
  • steam
  • sled
  • stone
  • clock
  • shine
  • drum
2.Which word has the same long A sound as the vowel in "train"?
  • crash
  • paint
  • stamp
  • plant
3.Which word has the same long E sound as the vowel in "these"?
  • theme
  • then
  • thick
  • thud
4.Which word has the same long O sound as the vowel in "coast"?
  • coach
  • cough
  • cost
  • cot

Spell and Sort

Long vowel sounds can be spelled in more than one way.

5.Complete each word by adding the missing vowel letter. The clue gives the meaning.

fl__me — a tongue of fire

th__se — the plural of this

sh__ne — to give off light

st__ne — a small piece of rock

fl__te — a musical instrument played by blowing

6.Match the first long vowel sound in each word to its label. Use each sound label more than once if needed.
  • daylight
  • peach
  • bright
  • window
  • suit
  • stayed
  • dream
  • spoke
  • long E
  • long I
  • long O
  • long A
  • long O
  • long A
  • long E
  • long U

Word bank: braid, field, pilot, throat, rescue, weigh, chief, frozen, argue, delay

Long A

Long E

Long I

Long O

Long U

Read and Apply

Use the vowel sounds in context.

7.Read the sentence: "Nina chose a ripe peach and placed it beside the green bowl." Write every word in the sentence that contains a long vowel sound.
8.In the word "flight," which letter represents the long I sound?
  • f
  • l
  • i
  • t
9.In the word "chew," which two-letter spelling represents the long U sound?
  • ch
  • ew
  • he
  • wh
10.Write one word of your own that rhymes with "glide" and has the long I sound.
11.Write one word of your own that rhymes with "stone" and has the long O sound.

3 printable pages

  • Long Vowel Sounds, page 1 of 3: Recognize Long Vowels, Spell and Sort

    Page 1

  • Long Vowel Sounds, page 2 of 3: fl__me — a tongue of th__se — the plural of sh__ne — to give off st__ne — a small piece

    Page 2

  • Long Vowel Sounds, page 3 of 3: Read and Apply

    Page 3

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