Long and Short Vowel Sounds — Printable CVC Worksheets (Ages 6–7)

Do your pupils mix up long and short vowels when they spell? This 20-page printable workbook gives them structured practice with long and short vowel sounds, from simple CVC words to vowel digraph stories.

Practising Long and Short Vowel Sounds in Year 2 English

The workbook works through the vowels step by step. Word-building pages ask pupils to name the pictures, unscramble the letters and write each word, covering short a, i and u and the long vowel sounds ai and ay. Fill-in stories then ask pupils to add the missing vowel sound to complete each sentence, covering short a, e, i, o and u and the long vowel digraphs ai, ay, ea, ee, oa and ow.

What’s Included

• 20-page printable PDF workbook, including a cover page
• Eight name-it, unscramble-it, write-it word-building pages
• Eleven fill-in-the-missing-vowel stories and sentence pages
• Short vowels a, e, i, o and u
• Long vowel digraphs ai, ay, ea, ee, oa and ow

Key Benefits for Students

• Builds spelling through naming, unscrambling and writing each word
• Stories put each vowel sound into real sentences
• Contrasts short and long vowel sounds in one workbook

Why Teachers Love It

• No prep — print the pages you need
• Pages can be used one at a time for short phonics sessions
• Suits small groups, homework and support work
• A useful consolidation resource for pupils still building their phonics

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A dependable addition to a phonics or spelling programme, giving pupils repeated, focused practice with the vowel sounds they meet most often. Secure knowledge of long and short vowel sounds makes both reading and spelling easier as texts get longer.

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FAQ

What year group is this for? Year 2 (ages 6–7). It also works for consolidating earlier phonics.

Which vowel sounds are covered? Short a, e, i, o and u, and the long vowel digraphs ai, ay, ea, ee, oa and ow.

Is it printable? Yes — it is a printable PDF workbook.