Vowel Worksheets

Every English word must have a vowel sound. Understanding and recognizing the vowel sounds helps students with reading, spelling and vocabulary building. These free vowel worksheets may be viewed and downloaded as a PDF file by clicking on the worksheet name.

Autumn Leaves: Circle the Vowels

Teach your elementary school students how to look for vowels with this interactive Autumn Leaves worksheet.

Christmas Vowel Match Game Worksheet

This fun Christmas match game will help your student learn the vowels and practice memory skills.

Christmas: Color the Long O Sounds

Celebrate as you practice letter sounds with this Christmas Activity on the long o sound. Students will be asked to color the spaces with words that have a long o sound red, and the spaces with words that have a short o sound any color they like.

Christmas: Color the Short O Sounds

Celebrate as you practice letter sounds with this Christmas Activity on the short o sound. Students will be asked to color the spaces with words that have a short o sound red, and the spaces with words that have a long o sound any color they like.

Color by Number: Vowel Sounds

This color by number worksheet uses a cute kitten to teach your student about long and short vowels.

Final E

Discovering the importance of “E”. Students learn how one letter can turn a vowel from a short sound to a long sound.

Halloween: Color the Long A Sounds Activity

Practice sounding out long a with this printable Halloween Coloring Activity. Students will be asked to color the spaces with words that have a long a sound blue and color the spaces with words that have a short a sound any color they like.

Halloween: Color the Short A Sounds Activity

This worksheet is great for practicing the long and short a sounds. Students will be asked to color the spaces with words that have a short a sound orange and can color the spaces with words that have a long a sound any color they like.

Long and Short Vowels

Following common core standards for 1st and 2nd grades, your student can review long and short vowel sounds in this worksheet

Long Vowels

In this worksheet, students write the long vowel in the word that matches the picture. Phonics and phonological awareness are reinforced.

Printable CVC Word List – Short A

This printable list chart is made up of CVC words with the short a sound, including: bad, ban, cap, tab, lap and more. Students will enjoy having a helpful resource that they can use while studying. This CVC Word List is made easy to print, making it perfect for parents and teachers both at home or in the classroom.

Printable CVC Word List Chart – Short E

This printable list chart is made up of CVC words with the short e sound, including: beg, hen, get, gem, ten and more. Students will enjoy having a helpful resource that they can use while studying. This CVC Word List is made easy to print, making it perfect for parents and teachers both at home or in the classroom.

Printable CVC Word List Chart – Short I

This printable list chart is made up of CVC words with the short I sound, including: dip, dig, nip, kit, pig and more. Students will enjoy having a helpful resource that they can use while studying. This CVC Word List is made easy to print, making it perfect for parents and teachers both at home or in the classroom.

Printable CVC Word List Chart – Short O

This printable list chart is made up of CVC words with the short o sound, including: top, dot, dog, mop, job and more. Students will enjoy having a helpful resource that they can use while studying. This CVC Word List is made easy to print, making it perfect for parents and teachers both at home or in the classroom.

Printable CVC Word List Chart – Short U

This printable list chart is made up of CVC words with the short u sound, including: bum, lug, tub, rug, bun and more. Students will enjoy having a helpful resource that they can use while studying. This CVC Word List is made easy to print, making it perfect for parents and teachers both at home or in the classroom.