Long Vowel a Spellings Match Worksheet: a, ay, ai, ey, ei, a_e
Children link each picture to its word and then to its long a spelling (snail: ai; baby: a; play: ay; veil: ei; cake: a_e; hey: ey).
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Phonics Level 3 Long Vowels Activity Book for Kindergarten & 1st Grade
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Curriculum
- Phonics - Long Vowels > Long Vowel A
How to use this worksheet
Say the picture's name, draw a line to its word, then a second line from the word to the spelling that makes the long sound, as the example shows.
Materials needed
- Pencil or coloured pencils
Extension activities
- 1Write one more word for each spelling
- 2Make spelling cards and sort words under them
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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