The same long vowel sound can be spelled in more than one way: long a is ai in rain and ay in day, long e is ee in tree and ea in leaf, long o is oa in boat and ow in snow, and long i is igh in light and ie in pie. This worksheet mixes the four sounds and asks your child to listen, not to look at the letters.
Each question names a word, such as boat, and your child circles the word with the same vowel sound from three choices. The two wrong words have a different vowel sound, so there is one right answer. Say all the words out loud. Whether the letters match does not matter; the sound does.
What your child will learn
Hear long a, e, i and o in words
Know the sound can be spelled in more than one way
Match words by their vowel sound
Read words such as rain, leaf, boat and light
Common Core standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3
Worked example
The word is boat. It has the long o sound. Which choice has the same vowel sound: snow, rain or tree? Snow has long o, so circle snow.
Common mistake
Matching the letters instead of the sound, so choosing coat for snow only because both have an o.
Helpful hint
Say each word and listen to the vowel sound, not the letters.