Long Vowels List Worksheet
This long vowels list worksheet has 3rd grade students sort two-syllable words by silent e, vowel team, and open syllable spellings. An answer key is included for quick, confident checking.
$6.97
Want this one free?
Tell us where to send it and it’s yours — no card, no catch.
One free resource per teacher. We’ll also send free teaching ideas each week — unsubscribe anytime.
Free teacher account · no credit card
Membership
Get every game, song, & printable
- Every game, on any device
- 6,500+ resources
- Assign online with HFT Classroom
Then $39.97/year · cancel anytime · See plans
- Instant digital download
- Printable PDF + answer key
- Made by real teachers
Teacher / Family membership
Teaching is easier with every resource
One membership for your whole year: 6,500+ worksheets, games, songs and videos for Preschool–6th, for your classroom or homeschool.
- Unlimited printables & downloads
- Every game, on any device
- Assign online with HFT Classroom
- Cancel anytime
Teacher / Family membership · 3 days free
Yearly
Monthly would be $119.64 a year
$3.33/month
Billed $39.97 once a year
You save $79.67 every year
Start My 3 Free Days$0 today · cancel anytime
Monthly
$9.97/month
Flexible, month to month
Yearly is just $3.33/mo. Switch and save $79.67
Start My 3 Free Days$0 today · cancel anytime
About this resource
Description
How to Teach Long Vowel Spellings
The Long Vowels List Worksheet helps third graders see that a long vowel sound can be spelled in more than one way. Students look closely at two-syllable words and decide whether the long vowel comes from a silent e, a vowel team, or an open syllable. Knowing these three spelling patterns helps children decode longer words and spell them correctly in their own writing.
In Part A, students read twelve words from a word box, such as cupcake, rainbow, and robot, and write each one under the long vowel spelling pattern it uses. In Part B, they read three short clues and write the long vowel word that each clue describes. This 3rd grade long vowels worksheet works well for whole-class phonics lessons, small reading groups, word work centers, or extra practice at home.
What’s Included
- 1 printable long vowels worksheet (PDF)
- A word box with 12 two-syllable long vowel words
- A three-column sort: Silent e, Vowel Team, and Open Syllable
- 3 clue sentences with a writing line for each answer
- A complete answer key
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
First, sorting words by spelling pattern turns a vague idea about long vowels into three clear rules students can use again and again. Second, working with two-syllable words builds the multisyllable decoding skills third graders need for chapter books. Third, the clue sentences ask students to read for meaning and then spell a long vowel word on their own, which connects phonics to reading and writing.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before students begin, write cake, rain, and robot on the board and have the class find the long vowel in each word. After the long vowels list worksheet is finished, invite students to hunt through a favorite book for more words that fit each column and add them to a class anchor chart. Parents can keep a running list on the fridge and add a new long vowel word each day.
Related Resources
What teachers say
Reviews
Write a review, earn store credit
Get 25¢ in credit for every approved review of a resource you’ve downloaded, played or purchased — up to 15 a month. Credit applies automatically to your membership payments, so your reviews can help pay for your membership.
Honest reviews only — any star rating earns the same. Program rules
Log in to write a review and earn store credit.
Using this Long Vowels Mini Pack, students learn about Long Vowels through ten fun worksheets and three activities.
Using this Long Vowel U Puzzle, students match together puzzle pieces showing pictures and long U vowel sounds.
This short and long vowels matching activity helps preschool to 3rd grade children sort picture cards by vowel sound on a mat, with a practice page. Answer key included.
Using this Short and Long Vowel O Activity, students sort the short and long vowel O word cards.
Using this Short and Long Vowel A Activity, students sort the short and long vowel A word cards.
Using this Long A Matching Puzzle, students match together puzzle pieces showing pictures and long A vowel sounds.
Using Long Vowel Sounds Activity, students match pictures to the words in order to build their letter sound knowledge.
Using this Short and Long Vowel E Activity, students sort the short and long vowel E word cards.
Using Don't Break the Ice Long Vowels Activity, students play Don't Break the Ice to practice identifying long vowels in words.
Using this Long E Matching Puzzle, students match together puzzle pieces showing pictures and long E vowel sounds.
A comic-book cooking game where third grade kids read each order and pour the prefix pre, dis or mis into the pot to cook up words like preheat, dislike and misspell. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet