Summer Color by Code Phonics Worksheets with Long Vowels & Diphthongs - Free Printable

Let's solve this fun and educational color-by-code worksheet step by step! This activity is designed to help students practice long E sounds in CVCE words (like "sleep," "clean") and vowel teams (like "ee" in "speed," "ea" in "dream").

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🔍 Understanding the Task

1. Students solve the secret code words
→ Each shape contains a word like *sleep*, *clean*, *theme*, etc. These are all long E words.

2. Students color the picture by the word and color code
→ The right side has a color key with symbols and colors. Students match each word to its symbol, then color the corresponding section of the picture.

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🧩 Step 1: Identify the Words & Their Beginning Sounds

The image contains repeated words in various shapes:

- sleep → beginning sound: s
- clean → beginning sound: c
- theme → beginning sound: th
- teeth → beginning sound: t
- speed → beginning sound: s
- these → beginning sound: th
- speak → beginning sound: sp
- dream → beginning sound: dr

> Note: Some words have blends or digraphs as beginning sounds.

But here’s the key: The color code chart uses symbols, not letters. So we need to match each word to its symbol in the key.

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🎨 Step 2: Decode the Color Code Chart

Look at the right-hand side of the worksheet. It shows:

| Symbol | Word | Color |
|--------|------------|-----------|
| 🏠 | clean | orange |
| ✉️ | sleep | yellow |
| ⭐ | theme | pink |
| 🕰️ | teeth | light blue|
| 🔒 | speed | purple |
| 🍎 | speak | green |
| 📚 | dream | yellow |

Wait — let’s check the chart carefully.

Actually, the color code is based on symbols next to the words. Each word is associated with a symbol in the grid.

Let’s analyze the right-hand grid:

#### Top Row:
- 🏆, 🏠, ✉️, ⭐, ✉️, 🕰️, 🔒, 🍎, 🍎, 🔍

Then below, it says:

- orange: 🏠
- yellow: ✉️
- pink: ⭐
- light blue: 🕰️
- purple: 🔒
- green: 🍎
- yellow: ✉️ (again)
- purple: 🔒 (again)

So the symbol-to-color mapping is:

| Symbol | Color |
|--------|--------------|
| 🏠 | orange |
| ✉️ | yellow |
| ⭐ | pink |
| 🕰️ | light blue |
| 🔒 | purple |
| 🍎 | green |
| 🔍 | ??? |

But wait — there's also a star (⭐) for "theme", and a book (📚) for "dream"?

Looking again at the bottom part of the chart:

It shows:

- purple: 🔒
- green: 🍎
- yellow: ✉️
- purple: 🔒 (again)

And earlier:
- orange: 🏠
- yellow: ✉️
- pink: ⭐
- light blue: 🕰️

Now, let’s match the words to their symbols.

We see that:

- clean → 🏠 → orange
- sleep → ✉️ → yellow
- theme → ⭐ → pink
- teeth → 🕰️ → light blue
- speed → 🔒 → purple
- speak → 🍎 → green
- dream → 📚? But 📚 isn't listed.

Wait — look closely at the bottom row of the chart:

There’s a book icon (📚) under “dream” in the color code?

No — actually, the word “dream” appears in the puzzle, but what symbol is assigned?

Let’s go back to the grid on the right.

It seems like each word is paired with a symbol in the top row.

But the top row has 10 symbols:

1. 🏆
2. 🏠 → clean
3. ✉️ → sleep
4. ⭐ → theme
5. ✉️ → sleep
6. 🕰️ → teeth
7. 🔒 → speed
8. 🍎 → speak
9. 🍎 → speak
10. 🔍 → ???

But dream is missing from the top row.

Wait — perhaps the words are labeled with symbols in the puzzle itself?

No — looking at the picture, each shape has a word written inside it, like "sleep", "clean", etc.

But the instructions say:

> Look at the picture in each box. Write the beginning sound for the picture. Write the word on the line. Color the picture with the color named for each word.

Wait — but there are no pictures in the boxes — just words.

Ah! There might be a mistake in interpretation.

Let’s re-read:

> "Look at the picture in each box."

But in the image, the boxes contain words, not pictures.

Wait — perhaps the shapes are meant to represent objects?

For example:
- "sleep" might be associated with a bed?
- "clean" with a broom?
- "teeth" with a toothbrush?
- "dream" with a cloud?

But the worksheet doesn’t show actual pictures — just words in irregular shapes.

This suggests that the words themselves are the clues, and the color code is based on which word is in the shape.

But how do we assign colors?

Ah! Now I see: the right-hand chart is a code sheet where:

Each symbol corresponds to a word, and each word has a color.

Let’s extract the symbol-to-word-to-color mapping.

From the first row of symbols:

| Symbol | Word | Color |
|--------|----------|-----------|
| 🏆 | ? | ? |
| 🏠 | clean | orange |
| ✉️ | sleep | yellow |
| ⭐ | theme | pink |
| ✉️ | sleep | yellow |
| 🕰️ | teeth | light blue|
| 🔒 | speed | purple |
| 🍎 | speak | green |
| 🍎 | speak | green |
| 🔍 | ? | ? |

Then the second row has:

| Symbol | Word | Color |
|--------|----------|-----------|
| ⭐ | ? | ? |
| ✏️ | ? | ? |
| ✉️ | ? | ? |
| 👥 | ? | ? |
| 🏆 | ? | ? |
| 🏠 | ? | ? |
| ✉️ | ? | ? |
| 📚 | dream | ? |

Wait — now I see: the second row is not labeled with words. Instead, the color codes are given below.

So the correct way is:

- The color code table lists colors and symbols.
- For example:
- orange → 🏠
- yellow → ✉️
- pink → ⭐
- light blue → 🕰️
- purple → 🔒
- green → 🍎
- yellow → ✉️ (again)
- purple → 🔒 (again)

So the mapping is:

| Symbol | Color |
|--------|--------------|
| 🏠 | orange |
| ✉️ | yellow |
| ⭐ | pink |
| 🕰️ | light blue |
| 🔒 | purple |
| 🍎 | green |

Now, we must find which word is associated with which symbol.

But in the puzzle, the words are written directly in the shapes.

So perhaps the symbol is not shown in the puzzle — only the word is.

Wait — maybe the student is supposed to write the word, then use the color code to determine the color.

But how?

Ah! Here's the real clue:

> "Write the beginning sound for the picture."

But there are no pictures — only words.

Unless... the shape represents a picture?

For example:
- A star-shaped region with "theme" → could be a star?
- A tooth-shaped region with "teeth" → tooth?
- A house-shaped region with "clean" → house?

But the shapes are abstract.

Alternatively, perhaps the word itself determines the color via the color code.

But the color code is based on symbols, not words.

Wait — maybe the symbols are hidden in the puzzle?

No — they’re not visible.

I think there’s a misunderstanding.

Let me re-express the instructions:

> "Look at the picture in each box. Write the beginning sound for the picture. Write the word on the line. Color the picture with the color named for each word."

But in the image, there are no pictures — only words.

Unless the words are the pictures?

That doesn’t make sense.

Wait — perhaps the worksheet is incomplete or the image is cropped?

But looking at the full image, the left side has a mosaic-like design with words in each shape.

The right side has a color code with symbols and colors.

But the symbols don’t appear in the puzzle.

Unless...

Ah! I see it now!

The color code is not based on the word, but on the symbol that appears in the puzzle.

But in the puzzle, only words are written, not symbols.

Wait — unless the word is the code, and the color is based on the first letter?

But the color code uses symbols, not letters.

Let’s try a different approach.

Perhaps the student is supposed to:

1. Read the word in each shape.
2. Find the matching symbol in the color code chart.
3. Then color with the assigned color.

But how do they know which symbol goes with which word?

Maybe the symbol is associated with the word through the chart.

For example:

- "clean" → 🏠 → orange
- "sleep" → ✉️ → yellow
- "theme" → ⭐ → pink
- "teeth" → 🕰️ → light blue
- "speed" → 🔒 → purple
- "speak" → 🍎 → green
- "dream" → 📚 → ?

But 📚 is not in the color code.

Wait — in the bottom row of the chart, there’s a book icon (📚) under “dream”.

And the color code says:

- green: 🍎
- yellow: ✉️
- purple: 🔒
- yellow: ✉️
- purple: 🔒

But no mention of 📚.

However, in the last row, it says:

- yellow → ✉️
- purple → 🔒

And above that, dream is associated with 📚.

But 📚 is not linked to any color.

Wait — perhaps the student needs to match the word to the symbol, then find the color.

But without a clear link, it's ambiguous.

Alternatively, maybe the color code is for the symbol, and the word is the clue.

Let’s assume that the word is the key, and the symbol is the code.

But how?

Wait — perhaps the student writes the word, then looks up the symbol for that word in the chart.

But the chart has symbols in the top row, and words are written below them?

No — the chart has:

- First row: symbols (🏆, 🏠, ✉️, ⭐, ✉️, 🕰️, 🔒, 🍎, 🍎, 🔍)
- Second row: empty
- Third row: “orange”, “yellow”, “pink”, “light blue”, “purple”, “green”, “yellow”, “purple”
- Fourth row: more symbols

This is confusing.

Let’s look at the structure:

It appears that the color code is a key where:

- Each symbol is assigned a color.

And the student must find which symbol matches the word.

But since the words are written in the shapes, and no symbols are shown, perhaps the word implies the symbol.

For example:

- "clean" → 🏠 (house) → orange
- "sleep" → ✉️ (envelope?) → yellow
- "theme" → ⭐ (star) → pink
- "teeth" → 🕰️ (clock?) → light blue
- "speed" → 🔒 (lock?) → purple
- "speak" → 🍎 (apple?) → green
- "dream" → 📚 (book?) → ?

But "dream" → book makes sense.

But the color code doesn’t list 📚.

However, in the bottom row, there’s a book icon next to “dream”.

And the color for 📚 is not given.

But in the last row, it says:

- yellow → ✉️
- purple → 🔒

So perhaps the color for dream is not specified?

Wait — maybe the color code is incomplete.

Alternatively, perhaps the student is supposed to use the beginning sound to determine the color.

But the instructions say: "Color the picture with the color named for each word."

So the word has a named color.

But how?

Let’s try to assign colors based on the most common pattern.

From the chart:

- 🏠 → clean → orange
- ✉️ → sleep → yellow
- ⭐ → theme → pink
- 🕰️ → teeth → light blue
- 🔒 → speed → purple
- 🍎 → speak → green
- 📚 → dream → ??? (but not in color code)

But in the bottom row, it says:

- yellow → ✉️
- purple → 🔒

And above, “dream” is next to 📚.

But 📚 is not in the color code.

Wait — perhaps the color code is for the symbols, and the student must match the word to the symbol.

But the only way is if the word is associated with the symbol.

For example:

- clean → house → 🏠 → orange
- sleep → envelope? Why?
- theme → star? Maybe because "theme" is like a star?
- teeth → clock? No.

This doesn't make sense.

Alternatively, perhaps the beginning sound determines the color.

Let’s try:

- s → yellow (sleep, speed)
- c → orange (clean)
- th → pink (theme, these)
- t → light blue (teeth)
- sp → green (speak)
- dr → ? (dream)

But "dream" starts with "dr", so maybe brown? Not listed.

But the color code has yellow, orange, pink, light blue, purple, green.

So:

- s → yellow
- c → orange
- th → pink
- t → light blue
- sp → green
- dr → ??? (perhaps purple?)

But "speed" starts with "sp" → green, but "speed" is assigned to 🔒 → purple.

Conflict.

Wait — "speed" is assigned to 🔒 → purple.

But "speak" is assigned to 🍎 → green.

So "sp" can be either green or purple?

No — "speak" is 🍎 → green, "speed" is 🔒 → purple.

So the sound is not consistent.

Therefore, the color is based on the symbol, not the sound.

So the only way is if the word is matched to a symbol.

But the symbol is not in the puzzle.

Unless the student is supposed to write the word, then look at the color code and see which symbol matches the word, then use the color.

But without a clear link, it's hard.

Wait — perhaps the color code is a decoding table where:

- The first row has symbols.
- The second row has the words.
- The third row has the colors.

But in the image, the second row is blank.

So maybe the student fills it in.

But the instruction says: "Write the word on the line."

So perhaps the line is for writing the word.

Then, after writing the word, they look at the color code to find the color.

But how?

Ah! I think I got it.

The color code is a key where:

- Each symbol corresponds to a color.
- The word in the puzzle corresponds to a symbol.
- The student must match the word to the symbol using the chart.

But the chart has:

- Symbols in the top row.
- Words in the bottom row? No.

Wait — look at the top of the chart:

It says: "Long E CVCE & Vowel Teams"

Then there’s a grid with:

- Top row: symbols (🏆, 🏠, ✉️, ⭐, ✉️, 🕰️, 🔒, 🍎, 🍎, 🔍)
- Then empty rows
- Then: “orange”, “yellow”, “pink”, “light blue”, “purple”, “green”, “yellow”, “purple”

So perhaps the symbols in the top row are associated with the colors in the third row.

But the colors are not aligned.

Let’s align them:

| Symbol | Color |
|--------|-------------|
| 🏆 | orange |
| 🏠 | yellow |
| ✉️ | pink |
| ⭐ | light blue |
| ✉️ | purple |
| 🕰️ | green |
| 🔒 | yellow |
| 🍎 | purple |
| 🍎 | ? |
| 🔍 | ? |

This is messy.

Perhaps the color code is for the symbols, and the student must match the word to the symbol.

But without a direct link, it's impossible.

Given the confusion, I think the intended solution is:

✔ Final Interpretation:

The color code is based on the word, and the symbol is a visual cue for the word.

For example:

- "clean" → house (🏠) → orange
- "sleep" → envelope (✉️) → yellow
- "theme" → star (⭐) → pink
- "teeth" → clock (🕰️) → light blue
- "speed" → lock (🔒) → purple
- "speak" → apple (🍎) → green
- "dream" → book (📚) → ??? (maybe yellow or purple)

But since "dream" is not in the color code, perhaps it's a mistake.

Alternatively, the student is to write the word, then use the color code to find the color based on the symbol.

But since the symbol is not in the puzzle, the only way is if the word is the code.

Given the complexity, I think the intended solution is:

🎨 Coloring Key Based on Word:

| Word | Color |
|---------|-------------|
| clean | orange |
| sleep | yellow |
| theme | pink |
| teeth | light blue |
| speed | purple |
| speak | green |
| dream | yellow or purple (ambiguous) |

So the student:

1. Identifies the word in each shape.
2. Finds the matching color from the code.
3. Colors the shape with that color.

For example:
- All "clean" shapes → orange
- All "sleep" shapes → yellow
- All "theme" shapes → pink
- All "teeth" shapes → light blue
- All "speed" shapes → purple
- All "speak" shapes → green
- All "dream" shapes → ? (likely yellow or purple, but not specified)

Since "dream" is not in the color code, it may be an error.

But in the chart, "dream" is next to 📚, and 📚 is not in the color code.

So perhaps the worksheet is incomplete.

✔ Conclusion:

The best way to solve it is:

- clean → orange
- sleep → yellow
- theme → pink
- teeth → light blue
- speed → purple
- speak → green
- dream → likely yellow or purple (assume yellow, as it's common)

🖌️ Final Answer:

Color the shapes as follows:

- clean → 🟧 orange
- sleep → 🟡 yellow
- theme → 💗 pink
- teeth → 🟦 light blue
- speed → 🟣 purple
- speak → 🟩 green
- dream → 🟡 yellow (assumed)

Then, students color each shape accordingly.

This helps reinforce long E sounds and word recognition.

Let me know if you'd like a printable version or a solution key!