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Long I Vowel Digraphs Interactive Activity

  • Updated

    Updated:  13 Dec 2023

Practise identifying the different vowel digraphs that spell the long /i/ sound with this fun iceberg-themed interactive activity.

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    Editable:  PowerPoint, Google Slides

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  1 - 2

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teaching resource

Long I Vowel Digraphs Interactive Activity

  • Updated

    Updated:  13 Dec 2023

Practise identifying the different vowel digraphs that spell the long /i/ sound with this fun iceberg-themed interactive activity.

  • Editable

    Editable:  PowerPoint, Google Slides

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  1 - 2

Practise identifying the different vowel digraphs that spell the long /i/ sound with this fun iceberg-themed interactive activity.

Float Along And Practise the Long /i/ Sound Vowel Teams

In this interactive activity, students will explore their knowledge of the main spelling combinations that produce the long a sound (ie and i_e). Some of the interactive activities included are:

  • Sorting words into the different grapheme categories for this sound.
  • Choose either ie or i_e as the spelling choice for particular words and move these graphemes into the spaces provided.
  • Matching words that contain the long /i/ vowel sound with the correct images.
  • Decoding a sentence with a word that contains the long /i/ sound and matching an image to each of the three sentences provided.
  • Encoding words that contain the long /i/ sound.
  • Find vowel teams in words in simple sentences and cover them with a planet.
  • Plus more!

Learning About the Long /i/ Vowel Sound

In English, the long /i/ vowel sound is often represented by various vowel teams, which are combinations of letters that work together to produce a specific sound. This particularly interactive activity focuses on the following vowel teams:

  • Ie as in pie
  • I_e as in life

Download and Explore Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the PowerPoint version or the Google Slide version of this resource. This interactive activity needs to be used in ‘edit’ mode to ensure the interactive features work.


This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.


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