Long Vowel Teams & Vowel Diphthongs Worksheets for Decoding | Compare & Contrast Phonics

These long vowel teams and vowel diphthongs worksheets help kids learn how to correctly decode words with these phonics skills. On each no-prep page, students compare and contrast 2 different vowel patterns. These activities are incredibly helpful for students who are struggling with these more complex vowel patterns, tend to guess at words, or simply need more practice reading words with long vowel teams and vowel diphthongs. They’re easy to fit in as a quick warm-up or simple literacy center - they work with any phonics program! On each of the 32 no-prep pages, students will “compare and contrast” vowel sounds in words by using the following procedures: Read target vowel sound #1; practice correctly pronouncing the sound. Read words with target vowel sound #1. Repeat the above steps with target vowel sound #2. Read and color-code a mixed list of words with target vowel sounds #1 and #2. These materials will improve your students’: Knowledge of long vowel teams and vowel diphthongs Attention to detail when decoding Word reading accuracy Word reading fluency with vowel teams and vowel diphthongs Here’s what’s included in this set of long vowel and vowel diphthongs worksheets: 25 pairs of long vowel patterns (ai/ă, ai/a_e, ay/ă, ay/a_e, ay/ai, ai/ay/a_e, ee/ĕ, ea/ĕ, ē & ĕ sounds of ea, igh/ĭ, igh/i_e, igh/-y, igh/i_e/-y, ē & ī sounds of -y, oa/ŏ, oa/o_e, oa/oe, ow/o_e, ow/oa, ew/ŭ, ew/u_e, 2 sounds of oo, ei/ai (ā), ē & ī sounds of ei, ē & ĕ sounds of ea) 7 pairs of diphthongs (oy/oi, oy/ay, oi/ai, ow/ou diphthongs, aw/au, ū/diphthong sound of ou, ō/diphthong sound of ow) Frequently asked questions: What is the difference between a voiced and unvoiced sound?  In a voiced sound, your vocal cords are vibrating. In an unvoiced sound, your vocal cords are not vibrating. How can you tell if a sound is voiced or unvoiced?  You can feel whether a sound is voiced or unvoiced by gently touching the front of your throat as you say a sound. You will feel the vibrations on your throat when pronouncing a voiced sound. You might also like: Letter Sound & Decoding Words Worksheets K-2 BUNDLE | Compare & Contrast Phonics