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Year 3 English · Long vowel spelling patterns

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

  1. 1. Which word has the same vowel sound as 'rain'?

    • ☐ (a) ran
    • ☐ (b) play
    • ☐ (c) red

  2. 2. Which spelling is correct?

    • ☐ (a) sleep
    • ☐ (b) sleap
    • ☐ (c) slepe

  3. 3. Which word has a split digraph?

    • ☐ (a) boat
    • ☐ (b) light
    • ☐ (c) bike

  4. 4. Which letters make the long /i/ sound in 'night'?

    • ☐ (a) ni
    • ☐ (b) igh
    • ☐ (c) ght

  5. 5. Which word does NOT have a long /o/ sound?

    • ☐ (a) snow
    • ☐ (b) goat
    • ☐ (c) hot

  6. 6. Add an 'e' to the end of 'cap'. Type the new word.

  7. 7. Fill the gap with 'ai' or 'ay' and type the whole word: 'd__' (the opposite of night).

  8. 8. Type the vowel team in the word 'seat'.

Answer sheet

  1. 1. play — 'Rain' and 'play' both have the long /a/ sound.
  2. 2. sleep — 'Sleep' is spelled with ee.
  3. 3. bike — 'Bike' uses i–e, where the i and e are split by the k.
  4. 4. igh — In 'night' the three letters igh work together to make the long /i/ sound.
  5. 5. hot — 'Hot' has a short /o/ sound. 'Snow' and 'goat' have a long /o/.
  6. 6. cape — 'Cap' + e = 'cape'. The a–e makes a long /a/ sound.
  7. 7. day — The long /a/ comes at the end, so we use ay: 'day'.
  8. 8. ea — In 'seat', e and a work together to make the long /e/ sound.

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