Distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds is one of the first steps in mastering vowels. Gauge student understanding of long and short vowels with this review activity.

Fine-tune your silent E skills with this hands-on phonics worksheet for first and second graders! 

Practice spelling words with diphthongs in this bright, inviting worksheet!

By now, your child knows that not all vowel sounds are the same. Challenge him to determine whether words contain a short or long vowel sound.

On this second grade reading worksheet, kids sort words ending in "y" into two categories: the long "e" sound as in baby, or the long "i" sound as in spy.

Help your second grader master sounding out and reading "ow" words like cow and towel.

This worksheet helps students fine tune their understanding of letter-sound relationships and spelling patterns.

Is your second grader learning vowels? This worksheet helps kids recognize long-vowel patterns and spell them correctly.

Ready for some vowel team review? Students will distinguish between the long and short e sounds for the “ea” vowel team.

In this worksheet, choose words from the box to complete each sentence. This worksheet helps kids recognize long-vowel patterns and spell them correctly.

Give your second grader practice reading and decoding "ew" words with this worksheet that asks her to choose the word that completes each sentence.

Assess student understanding of common spelling patterns for vowel sounds with this quick sorting exercise. Young readers will read words and then write them out in the appropriate column for long or short vowel sounds.

The sentences on this worksheet are missing a word, each containing the long "e" sound. Choose words from the box to complete each sentence!

In this worksheet, children will complete each sentence using a word with a long A sound.