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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Long Vowel Poster Set

A set of posters showing common long vowel letter patterns.

Activity Booklet: Long oo Words

Fold the booklet and complete the activities all about long oo words.

Activity Booklet: Short oo Words

Fold the booklet and complete the activities all about short oo words.

Activity Booklet: igh Words

Fold the booklet and complete the activities all about igh words.

Activity Booklet: u_e Words

Fold the booklet and complete the activities all about u_e words.

R controlled Vowels Poster Set

A set of posters showing ar, er, ir, or and ur words.

Long Vowel Poster: oa Words

A display poster of oa words.

Long Vowel Poster: igh Words

A display poster of igh words.

Spelling Cards Set: Long Vowels

A set of 10 spelling task cards. Each card focuses on a different long vowel sound.

‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘oi’ ‘oy’ Worksheet

This spelling worksheet focuses on the diphthongs ‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘oi’ & ‘oy’.

‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘oi’ ‘oy’ Word Search

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

‘ou’ ‘ow’ ‘oi’ ‘oy’ Word Sort

Sort the words under the focus headings (ou, ow, oi, oy).