Exploring Long and Short Vowel Sounds with a Wintery Worksheet!

Use this printable worksheet during your phonics lessons when exploring long and short vowel sounds.

This phonics worksheet contains four separate colour-by-vowel sound activities. Students are required to:

• read each word
• identify whether the vowel sound in the word is long or short
• colour in the word according to the key.

An answer sheet is provided should you wish to correct the worksheet as a class, or for students to self-correct their work.

Scaffolding and Extension Tips

Have fast finishers create their own colour-by-vowel sounds challenge for a partner to complete. Something as simple as a flower would work! Students could add words to the petals that need to be coloured according to the vowel sound. Let students swap with a partner to complete each other’s tasks.

Support students who need help understanding the concepts by completing the activity as a part of an adult-supported, small-group session. Look at each word in turn, say the word aloud and support the students in identifying the long or short vowel sounds.

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Because this resource includes an answer sheet, we recommend printing one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete. 

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a Teach Starter collaborator.