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.

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.

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.

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

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.

As your students have learned, different spellings can sometimes make the same sound, such as the au/aw or ou/ow vowel teams. Assess your students' abilities to distinguish between differently spelled aw/ow sounds with this end-of-year phonics check-in.

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

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

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

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

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