Spelling Long U Worksheet

The long U sound shows up in more spellings than any other long vowel, and the Spelling Long U Worksheet puts six of them in front of a first grader at once. This spelling long u worksheet is built around a word bank of eight long U words: blue, cube, flute, glue, juice, mule, rule, and tube. Students read a sentence, hear the missing word in their head, hunt for it in the bank, and write it in the answer box. Because the word has to be spelled correctly to be written correctly, the sheet practices reading and spelling in the same move.

Two of the eight bank words are deliberate extras. Cube and tube do not answer any sentence, so a student who is guessing by elimination runs out of road and has to go back and read. That is the point: six sentences, eight choices, and no way through except comprehension. Print the page and use it for morning work, a phonics center, small-group practice, or homework. The answer key on page two makes checking instant, and the sentences are short enough that a first grader can read them without help.

What’s Included

• One printable 1st Grade long vowel worksheet in PDF format
• A word bank of eight long U words in three spellings: u-e, ue, and ui
• Six short sentences with a missing long U word
• Two built-in distractor words that answer nothing
• A full answer key on page two

Three Reasons This Helps Kids

• It shows that one vowel sound can be spelled several ways, which is the hard part of long U.
• The word bank supports spelling without giving the answer away.
• Short, decodable sentences keep the focus on the vowel rather than on reading load.

Ideas for Teachers and Parents

Before handing out the page, read the eight bank words aloud together and ask your child to listen for the same sound in each one. Sort the bank on a whiteboard by spelling pattern: cube, flute, mule, rule and tube use silent e, blue and glue use ue, and juice uses ui. After the sheet is finished, ask your child to use the two leftover words, cube and tube, in sentences of their own. For extra practice, cover the word bank and see how many of the six words they can spell from memory.

Related Resources

• Short and Long Vowel U Worksheet
• Long Vowels Fill in the Blank Worksheet
• Long Vowels Sorting Worksheet
• Letter U Song