Phonics Fun:

Vowels & Diphthongs

Table of Contents
Phonics Fun: Vowels and Diphthongs
Reading Short Vowels #1
Reading Short Vowels #2
Reading Short Vowels #3
Reading Short Vowels #4
Reading Short Vowels #5
Reading Long Vowels #1
Reading Long Vowels #2
Reading Long Vowels #3
Reading Long Vowels #4
Reading Long Vowels #5
Just Add E
Words Ending in Y
AUTO Diphthongs
BOIL Diphthongs
CLOUD Diphthongs
COUNT Diphthongs
SAW Diphthongs
JEWEL Diphthongs
OWL Diphthongs
TOY Diphthongs
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2nd Grade

Reading
SHORT VOWELS

a
Circle all objects below that have a short a sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
SHORT VOWELS

e
Circle all objects below that have a short e sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
SHORT VOWELS

i
Circle all objects below that have a short i sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
SHORT VOWELS

o
Circle all objects below that have a short o sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
SHORT VOWELS

u
Circle all objects below that have a short u sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
LONG VOWELS

a
Circle all objects below that have a long a sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
LONG VOWELS

e
Circle all objects below that have a long e sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
LONG VOWELS

i
Circle all objects below that have a long i sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
LONG VOWELS

o
Circle all objects below that have a long o sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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2nd Grade

Reading
LONG VOWELS

Circle all objects below that have a long a sound. Then write the word under the picture.

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Just Add E
Add an e to the end of these short vowel words to
make new long vowel words.

tub

tub

can

can

pin

pin

rob

rob

cub

cub

kit

kit

tap

tap

man

man
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Words Ending in Y
All of the words in the word box end in y.
If the y word has a long e sound, like baby,
write the word under the baby.
If the y word has a long i sound, like spy,
write the word under the spy.

bunny
ly

very
cry

baby

my
sky happy
shiny penny shy

spy

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AUTO

Diphthongs

A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a sound.

AU makes the sound in AUTO.

Finish the sentences with one of the words below.

sauce

taught

autumn

fault

__________________ always arrives before winter.

We were ________________ the ABCs in kindergarten.
I like tomato _____________________ on my spaghetti.
It wasnt my _________________ that the glass broke.

Find and circle the words with the AU sound.

Because
Caught

The words could

be horizontal
or vertical.

Audio
Daughter
Faucet
Vault
Auction
Taut

ANSWER

BOIL

Diphthongs

A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a sound.

OI makes the sound in BOIL.

Finish the sentences with one of the words below.

join

spoil

soil

voice

The scary witch had a screechy __________________ .

I planted the watermelon seeds in the ______________ .
I would like to _______________ the Boy Scouts.
If you leave the milk out, it will _________________ .

Find and circle the words with the OI sound.

Coin
Oil

The words could

be horizontal
or vertical.

Point
Coil
Choice
Toil
Rejoice
Foil

ANSWER

CLOUD

Diphthongs

A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a sound.

OU makes the sound in CLOUD.

Finish the sentences with one of the words below.

pound

loud

mountain

mouth

The dentist said, Open your ___________________ .

We got our new dog from the ___________________ .
I love to hike on the __________________________ .
Turn down the music! Its too ____________________ .

Find and circle the words with the OU sound.

About
House
South
Our
Out
Around
Sound
Found

About
House
South
Our
Out
Around
Sound
Found

N
D
E
H
F
O
U
N
D
D
O
D

ANSWER
N
D
E
H
F
O
U
N
D
D
O
D

N
E
S
T
T
U
F
N
E
A
B
D

N
E
S
T
T
U
F
N
E
A
B
D

S
N
U
U
U
N
N
U
S
H
A
N

S
N
U
U
U
N
N
U
S
H
A
N

A
U
O
U
O
H
F
H
T
U
D
U

A
U
O
U
O
H
F
H
T
U
D
U

D
H
H
D
B
T
O
R
U
T
D
O

D
H
H
D
B
T
O
R
U
T
D
O

South

S
F
U
S
A
U
T
O
O
U
O
S

S
F
U
S
A
U
T
O
O
U
O
S

Found

D
U
E
O
A
O
O
O
D
O
U
T

D
U
E
O
A
O
O
O
D
O
U
T

House

O
N
A
S
H
S
U
O
N
U
H
O

O
N
A
S
H
S
U
O
N
U
H
O

Around

A
B
D
O
T
O
U
T
U
H
O
F

A
B
D
O
T
O
U
T
U
H
O
F

Our

D
U
O
B
T
U
O
O
O
N
U
R

D
U
O
B
T
U
O
O
O
N
U
R

Sound

S
U
D
H
U
D
T
A
R
T
U
U

S
U
D
H
U
D
T
A
R
T
U
U

Out

U
O
O
U
U
S
O
H
A
S
O
O

The words could

be horizontal
or vertical.

U
O
O
U
U
S
O
H
A
S
O
O

About

COUNT Diphthongs
A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a sound.
OU can make the sound in COUNT.

Finish the sentences with one of the words below.

blouse

ground

bouncy

shout

My mom said, Dont _______________. I can hear you.

For my birthday, I got a red ________________ ball.
I spilled juice all over my new ___________________.
During recess, I tripped and fell to the ______________.

Find and circle the words with the OU sound.

Round
Foul

The words could

be horizontal
or vertical.

Nouns
Thousand
Sour
Outside
Abound
Couch

ANSWER

SAW Diphthongs
A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a sound.
AW makes the sound in SAW.

Finish the sentences with one of the words below.

lawn

yawn

hawk

crawl

The baby just learned to __________________ .

We watched a _________________circle in the sky.
To get allowance, I have to mow the ______________.
During math class, I try not to _________________ .

Find and circle the words with the AW sound.

Draw
Straw

The words could

be horizontal
or vertical.

Dawn
Slaw
Pawn
Law
Claw
Fawn

ANSWER

JEWEL Diphthongs
A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a sound.
EW makes the sound in JEWEL.

Finish the sentences with one of the words below.

knew

flew

blew

dew

The wind _________________ hard during the storm.

Vampire bats _________________ during the dark night.
I studied for the test, so I _____________ the answers.
In the morning, the grass was wet with _____________.

Find and circle the words with the EW sound.

Brew
New

The words could

be horizontal
or vertical.

Chew
Drew
Grew
Stew
Renew
Threw

ANSWER

OWL

Diphthongs

A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a sound.

OW makes the sound in OWL.

Finish the sentences with one of the words below.

cows

clown

meow

flowers

I like to pick ___________________ in the garden.

Our new little kitten said ___________________ !
A funny ___________________ performed at the circus.
Black and white ________________ grazed in the ield.

Find and circle the words with the OW sound.

Power
Drown

The words could

be horizontal
or vertical.

Wow
Town
Plow
Brown
Growl
Vowel

ANSWER

TOY

Diphthongs

A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a sound.

OY makes the sound in TOY.

Finish the sentences with one of the words below.

joyful

royal

enjoy

loyal

The queen led the ________________ parade.

Christmas is a ________________ holiday!
I ___________________ sleeping in late on Saturday.
My dog is a _________________ friend to me.

Find and circle the words with the OY sound.

Boy
Joy

The words could

be horizontal
or vertical.

Soy
Decoy
Cowboy
Toy
Ahoy
Annoy

ANSWER

Oh Boy!
Write oi, oy, ou, or ow to complete the word.
Use the pictures as clues.

se

cl

cl

se

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