Sometimes "Y" acts like a vowel. When it's playing the role of a vowel, "Y" makes a long "I" sound or a long "E" sound.

Students will sound out four words and choose which words have a long vowel.

Give learners important word study practice with the help of this hands-on short E CVC word sort, featuring -et and -ed words!

Emergent readers practice distinguishing between long E and short E sounds with this cut-and-paste activity.

It's time to check in on those long and short vowel sound skills! Use this fun picture assessment to check your first graders’ abilities to distinguish long and short O sounds.

It's time to check in on those long and short vowel sound skills! Use this fun picture assessment to check your first graders’ abilities to distinguish long and short E sounds.

With this phonics worksheet, kids match picture names to items representing short "E" and long "E" vowel sounds, then glue the pictures to the page.

Use a dice to build words and grow your vocabulary with this open-ended phonics worksheet!

Mastering vowel sounds is an important step on the path to reading! Use this one-on-one assessment to gauge your first graders' knowledge of words that have a long U sound by having them read these sight words aloud.

With this worksheet, kids match picture names to items representing short "O" and long "O" vowel sounds, then glue the pictures to the page.

On this first-grade phonics worksheet, your child will practice identifying the long "E" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then he'll write a long "E" word.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the long "I" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write a long "I" word.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, your child will practice identifying the long "O" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then she'll write a long "O" word.

Children work on phonics and spelling skills as they learn about the diphthong AW in this vocabulary-building worksheet.

Help your child learn vowels and improve his spelling skills with this printable worksheet that's all about the vowel sound of the long O.

Children will enjoy circling the words with long vowel sounds —and crossing out the words that don't — in this fun word matching worksheet.

Review long and short vowel sounds with your little speller. He'll practice writing out words, using the word bank for help.

This printable worksheet will help your kid's reading skills through phonics. Look at the different pictures and then decide which vowel is missing!

Kids choose the diphthong -ow or -ou to spell simple words.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the long "U" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write a long "U" word.

Review basic phonics with this long vowel quiz. Kids will get a chance to practice doing a fill-in-the-bubble style quiz.

In this phonics puzzle worksheet, learners will color in all of the words with a short A sound to reveal a mystery picture!

Vowel pairs are easier to sound out than they look. Help your first grader tackle the vowel pairs oe and oa with this matching worksheet.

Give learners important word study practice with the help of this hands-on short E CVC word sort, featuring -en and -eg words!

Give your students hands-on word study practice with this cut-and-paste short I CVC word sort!

Mastering vowel sounds is an important step on the path to reading! Use this one-on-one assessment to gauge your first graders' knowledge of words that have a long E sound by having them read these sight words aloud.

Mastering the silent E will help your students build their reading chops. This worksheet encourages students along by helping them visualize how adding an E can change a short vowel word to a long vowel word.

On this first grade phonics worksheet, kids practice identifying the short "U" vowel sound by circling pictures. Then they write their own short "U" word.