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.

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

In this worksheet, kids practice decoding and understanding words with the diphthong ou.

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

Children practice grouping short A vowels into word families in this practice worksheet.

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

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

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.

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

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

Learn about word families, and practice sounding out short e, with this phonics worksheet.

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

When "Y" acts like a vowel, it can make a few different sounds. Sometimes it is a long "E", and other times it's a long "I".

Not only do kids practice reading a slew of long u words on this phonics worksheet, they also work on handwriting skills and vocabulary, too.

Help your students master the ending Y sound with this fun practice worksheet. By sorting words into two columns, young readers learn that the final Y sound can make a long E sound, as in baby, or a long I sound, as in fly.

Kids choose from the diphthongs oi, oy, ou, and ow to fill in the missing letters in the words on this second grade reading and writing worksheet.

Give learners important word study practice with the help of this hands-on short I CVC word sort, featuring -ip and -it words!

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

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.

Give your young readers word study practice with this hands-on short A picture sort!

Sort out your vowel sounds with this exercise that investigates "ie" and "ei" sounds.

All vowels behave differently. Explore the difference between the two "oo" sounds with this phonics worksheet.

Use this worksheet for visuals to help students segment four letter words.

Can you spot the long vowel? In this worksheet, children circle the words in each row that “say” the name of the vowel they include.

Children will work on their understanding of the -OW sound, and build vocabulary too, as they solve 14 clues to complete the crossword puzzle.

Focus on word families featuring the short i sound with this helpful worksheet.

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

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.

Students build words and hone their vocabulary with this engaging phonics worksheet!