Long Vowels worksheet for identifying words with long vowel sounds.

Explanation:
We need to find all the words that have long vowel sounds. A long vowel sound is when the vowel says its own name — like “a” in *cake*, “e” in *see*, “i” in *bike*, “o” in *go*, or “u” in *cube*.

Let’s go row by row and check each word:

1. steal – “ea” makes a long *e* sound (like “ee”) → ✔
2. spin – short *i* → ✘
3. scheme – “e” at end is silent; “ch” + “eme” → “ee” sound (long *e*) → ✔
4. sand – short *a* → ✘
5. chose – “o” is long (sounds like “oh”) → ✔

6. smell – short *e* → ✘
7. clue – “ue” = long *u* (like “you”) → ✔
8. cost – short *o* → ✘
9. explain – “ai” = long *a* (like “ay”) → ✔
10. quick – short *i* → ✘

11. clown – “ow” = long *o* (like “ow” in *cow*? Wait—actually, *clown* has a diphthong /aʊ/, not a pure long vowel. But in early phonics, sometimes “ow” is taught as long *o*. However, strictly speaking, long vowel = vowel says its name. “Clown” does not have a long vowel; it’s a diphthong. So ✘)
12. gate – “a” = long *a* (says “ay”) → ✔
13. tube – “u” = long *u* (says “yoo”) → ✔
14. mint – short *i* → ✘
15. quite – “i” = long *i* (says “igh”) → ✔

16. snow – “ow” = /oʊ/, like long *o* (says “oh”) → ✔
17. funnel – short *u* → ✘
18. soon – “oo” = long *u* (like “oo” in *moon*) → ✔
19. plate – “a” = long *a* → ✔
20. toad – “oa” = long *o* → ✔

21. quack – short *a* → ✘
22. left – short *e* → ✘
23. slide – “i” = long *i* → ✔
24. corn – short *o* → ✘
25. ramp – short *a* → ✘

26. stray – “ay” = long *a* → ✔
27. sight – “igh” = long *i* → ✔
28. smash – short *a* → ✘
29. alone – “o” = long *o* → ✔
30. friend – short *i* → ✘

31. car – short *a* → ✘
32. climb – “i” is silent; “climb” = /klaɪm/, so “i” is part of “climb” but sound is long *i* (like “aim”) → ✔
33. bed – short *e* → ✘
34. stump – short *u* → ✘
35. train – “ai” = long *a* → ✔

36. type – “y” = long *i* (says “igh”) → ✔
37. ding – short *i* → ✘
38. sheep – “ee” = long *e* → ✔
39. plop – short *o* → ✘
40. pink – short *i* → ✘

41. boat – “oa” = long *o* → ✔
42. soup – “ou” = /uː/ (long *u*) → ✔
43. late – “a” = long *a* → ✔
44. tape – “a” = long *a* → ✔
45. wet – short *e* → ✘

46. fort – short *o* → ✘
47. man – short *a* → ✘
48. fruit – “ui” = long *u* → ✔
49. dress – short *e* → ✘
50. mule – “u” = long *u* → ✔

Now let’s list all the ✔ words clearly:

1. steal
2. scheme
3. chose
4. clue
5. explain
6. gate
7. tube
8. quite
9. snow
10. soon
11. plate
12. toad
13. slide
14. stray
15. sight
16. alone
17. climb
18. train
19. type
20. sheep
21. boat
22. soup
23. late
24. tape
25. fruit
26. mule

Let’s double-check a few tricky ones:
- climb: yes — silent *b*, but pronounced /klaɪm/, long *i* sound → ✔
- soup: “ou” = /uː/, like *blue*, long *u* → ✔
- fruit: “ui” = /uː/, long *u* → ✔
- quite: “i” = /aɪ/, long *i* → ✔
- scheme: /skiːm/, long *e* → ✔
- chose: /tʃəʊz/ or /tʃoʊz/, long *o* → ✔

Total = 26 words.

Final Answer:
steal, scheme, chose, clue, explain, gate, tube, quite, snow, soon, plate, toad, slide, stray, sight, alone, climb, train, type, sheep, boat, soup, late, tape, fruit, mule