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Vowels Practice Activities

Printable preschool and kindergarten vowel worksheets for identifying, circling, writing, and reading short vowels, long vowels, blends, digraphs, and word families.

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BeginningPrintable preschool and kindergarten vowel activities for recognizing A, E, I, O, and U at the start of early words.Circle Long VowelsPrintable preschool and kindergarten activities where children identify long vowel sounds and circle the matching letters, words, or pictures.IdentifyPreschool and Kindergarten worksheets for identifying A, E, I, O, and U in simple letter recognition activities.Identify Short VowelsPrintable preschool and kindergarten activities help children hear, name, and match the five short vowel sounds in simple words.LongPrintable long vowel activities for preschool and kindergarten children to hear, name, trace, match, and read words with long vowel sounds.Long VowelsPrintable long vowel worksheets for preschool and kindergarten children to practise hearing, naming, matching, and reading words with long vowel sounds.Short VowelsPrintable preschool and kindergarten short vowel activities that help children hear, name, match, and write the sounds in simple CVC words.Write Short VowelsExplore write short vowels practice activities within Vowels Practice Activities, organised so children, families, and elementary teachers can move from broad learning areas to focused printable practice.

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Preview page 1 of Beginning — Recognise the SkillBeginning — Recognise the SkillRecognise the Skill for beginning in KG1. Choose the letter that comes first in each familiar word, focusing on beginning vowel sounds.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Circle Long Vowels — Recognise the SkillCircle Long Vowels — Recognise the SkillRecognise the Skill for circle long vowels in KG1. Read each word and circle the words with long vowel sounds, then choose the correct long-vowel word.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Identify — Recognise the SkillIdentify — Recognise the SkillRecognise the Skill for identify in KG1. Choose the vowel that starts each picture word, then circle named vowels in letter groups.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Identify Short Vowels — Recognise the SkillIdentify Short Vowels — Recognise the SkillRecognise the Skill for identify short vowels in KG1. Choose the short vowel you hear in each simple word, then match the vowel sound to its letter.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Long — Recognise the SkillLong — Recognise the SkillRecognise the Skill for long in KG1. Choose the word with the long vowel sound in each set, using the pictures as helpful clues.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Long Vowels — Recognise the SkillLong Vowels — Recognise the SkillRecognise the Skill for long vowels in KG1. Recognise long vowel sounds, match each sound to its vowel, and choose words with long vowels.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Short Vowels — Recognise the SkillShort Vowels — Recognise the SkillRecognise the Skill for short vowels in KG1. Look at each CVC word, choose its short vowel, then circle words with the named short vowel.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Write Short Vowels — Recognise the SkillWrite Short Vowels — Recognise the SkillRecognise the Skill for write short vowels in KG1. Choose the short vowel sounds, then write the missing vowels in simple words.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Beginning — Guided CompletionBeginning — Guided CompletionGuided Completion for beginning in KG1. Complete each word by choosing the missing beginning vowel: a, e, i, o, or u.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Circle Long Vowels — Guided CompletionCircle Long Vowels — Guided CompletionGuided Completion for circle long vowels in KG1. Complete each word by choosing and circling the long-vowel letter, then practise spotting long vowels in simple words.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Identify — Guided CompletionIdentify — Guided CompletionGuided Completion for identify in KG1. Complete each simple word by identifying and writing its missing vowel: a, e, i, o, or u.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Identify Short Vowels — Guided CompletionIdentify Short Vowels — Guided CompletionGuided Completion for identify short vowels in KG1. Complete each short-vowel word by choosing the missing vowel, then read the word aloud.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Long — Guided CompletionLong — Guided CompletionGuided Completion for long in KG1. Complete each sentence by choosing the word with the long vowel sound.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Long Vowels — Guided CompletionLong Vowels — Guided CompletionGuided Completion for long vowels in KG1. Complete missing long-vowel patterns in simple words, using choices and picture clues, from easiest to hardest.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Short Vowels — Guided CompletionShort Vowels — Guided CompletionGuided Completion for short vowels in KG1. Complete each CVC word by choosing the short vowel that makes the word.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Write Short Vowels — Guided CompletionWrite Short Vowels — Guided CompletionGuided Completion for write short vowels in KG1. Complete short-vowel words by choosing and writing the missing vowel in each word.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Beginning — Sentence PracticeBeginning — Sentence PracticeSentence Practice for beginning in KG1. Complete short sentences by choosing words that begin with A, E, I, O, or U.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Circle Long Vowels — Sentence PracticeCircle Long Vowels — Sentence PracticeSentence Practice for circle long vowels in KG1. Read each sentence and circle the one word with a long vowel sound.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Identify — Sentence PracticeIdentify — Sentence PracticeSentence Practice for identify in KG1. Read each short sentence and identify its first vowel by ticking the correct letter.KG1Free PDF previewPreview page 1 of Identify Short Vowels — Sentence PracticeIdentify Short Vowels — Sentence PracticeSentence Practice for identify short vowels in KG1. Read each sentence and fill the missing short vowel in the word.KG1Free PDF preview

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Printable preschool and kindergarten vowel worksheets for identifying, circling, writing, and reading short vowels, long vowels, blends, digraphs, and word families.

Printable preschool and kindergarten vowel worksheets for identifying, circling, writing, and reading short vowels, long vowels, blends, digraphs, and word families.

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