Long Vowel Sounds & Short Vowel Sounds
Vowels make a short sound (sat, bed, lip, hot, sun) and a long sound (where the vowel sounds like its name- game, sleep, high, boat, cube). It is important for children to understand common letter combinations. This is not a comprehensive list. Visit our phonics worksheets page for our complete set of long vowel sound resources.
| Long a | Long e | Long i | Long o | Long u |
| ai, ay, a_e | ea, ee | i_e, igh, -y | oa, o_e | ew, u_e |
Free Long Vowel Sound Resources
Worksheets
Each worksheet is focused on a specific sound. Choose one sound to give your
Long Vowel Worksheet
child practice at identifying the different letter combinations that can be used to create the given sound. Visit our phonics worksheets page for our complete list of long vowel sound worksheets.
Long Vowel Sound Posters
Help your child remember the common long vowel letter patterns with these posters. Print 
and display so your child is able to refer to them on a daily basis. Visit our phonics worksheets page for our complete set of long vowel sound resources.
| Short oo Words | Long oo Words | ai Words | ay Words |
| ea Words | ee Words | oi Words | oy Words |
| ou Words | ow Words | ar Words |
Find our complete list of long vowel worksheets and resources here
