Long vowel worksheet generator

Silent e, short or long, and vowel teams

Make a long vowel worksheet. Pick silent e words such as cake and bike, a short or long vowel pair such as cap and cape, or vowel teams such as ee and ai. Then pick the kind of page: circle the pictures, write the missing letters, read and match, or cut and sort.

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Choose each part yourself

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Your worksheet:

How to make your worksheet

  1. Choose the kind of page. For “short or long”, the cut and sort page is the classic one.
  2. Choose the vowel pattern.
  3. Choose how many pages, and keep the answer key if you want it.
  4. Print. Press “New version” for other words and pictures.

The reading skill

A silent e at the end makes the vowel say its name: cap becomes cape. A vowel team is two letters that make one vowel sound, as in rain and boat.

Short or long?

Sorting cap, tap, cape and tape side by side shows a child exactly what the e does.

Checked words only

Every word is from our checked list for its pattern.

Good questions

What is the difference between silent e, quiet e and magic e?

They are three names for the same thing: the e at the end of cake.

Which vowel teams are there?

ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh and oo.

Where do the words come from?

From our checked word lists for each pattern. A picture is used only when a young child would name it with that word.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Leave “Answer key page” on and it prints as the last page.

Is it free?

Yes, with no sign-up and no limit.

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