These long vowel phoneme word lists are the perfect companion for your first grade phonics lessons, and second grade phonics lessons. The simpler words could also be used in your Kindergarten phonics lessons.

Word lists are included for all the common spellings of the long vowel sounds.

LONG VOWEL A:

words with ai
words with a
words with ay
words with a_e
Rare spelling alternatives

LONG VOWEL E:

words with ee
words with ea
words with y
Words with e_e
Words with e
Rare spelling alternatives

LONG VOWEL I:

words with igh
words with y
words with i_e
words with i
words with ie
Rare spelling alternatives

LONG VOWEL O:

words with o_e
words with ow
words with oa
words with o
Rare spelling alternatives

LONG VOWEL U:

words with oo
words with ew
words with u
words with ue
words with u_e
Rare spelling alternatives

Each list is divided according to the number of phonemes in the word. Advanced words (with spelling patterns which may not have been explicitly taught yet) are indicated with an asterisk.

Use these word lists for:

Explicit whole class phonics lessons
Small group phonics instruction
Decodable word building activities
Decodable word dictation
... and much more!

Decodable Word Lists - Long Vowel Sound Word Lists

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