English /Phonics, Sounds & Letters /Long Vowels & Diphthongs

Browse our collection of long vowel worksheets aimed at helping students recognise common long vowel patterns (known as diphthongs). Some of the long vowel sounds worksheets focus on a single long vowel sound while other worksheets combine long vowel sounds. This gives students the opportunity to distinguish between different sounds.

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‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘au’ ‘aw’ Worksheet

This spelling worksheet focuses on the diphthongs ‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘au’ & ‘aw’.

‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘au’ ‘aw’ Word Search

Find the ‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘au’ and ‘aw’ words in the jumble.

‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘au’ ‘aw’ Word Sort

Sort the words under the focus headings (ou, ow, au, aw).

r- Influenced Vowel Patterns Word Sort

Sort the words under the focus headings (or, oar, our, ur).

r- Influenced Vowel Patterns Word Search

Find the r-influenced vowel pattern words in the jumble (or, oar, our, ur).

r- Influenced Vowel Patterns Worksheet

This spelling worksheet focuses on r-influence vowel patterns (or, oar, our, ur).

Long i & Long o Word Search

Find the ‘long i' and ‘long o’ words in the jumble.

Long i & Long o Worksheet

This spelling worksheet focuses on ‘long i’ and ‘long o’ words.

‘oi’ ‘oy’ ‘oo’ & ‘ou’ Word Search

Find the ‘oi’ ‘oy’ ‘oo’ and ‘ou’ words in the jumble.

‘oi’ ‘oy’ ‘oo’ & ‘ou’ Worksheet

This spelling worksheet focuses on ‘oi’ ‘oy’ ‘oo’ and ‘ou’ words.

Long a Words Worksheet

This spelling worksheet focuses on ‘long a’ words.

Long a Words Word Search

Find the ‘long a’ words in the jumble.