Long Vowel 'i' Worksheet: Read, Search, and Write!

How to use this worksheet

First, read each long 'i' word on the list together, sounding it out and blending the letters smoothly. Next, have your child scan the word search grid to locate each word, circling it once found. Finally, guide them to write each word neatly in the boxes provided, saying it aloud one more time as they write.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• •Create a list of other long 'i' words and search for them in a book or magazine together.
• •Draw pictures to match a few of the words found in the word search.
• •Time how quickly your child can find all the words in the search on a second attempt, celebrating improvement.
• •Practice writing each word from memory, without looking back at the list, as a quick spelling check.

Tips for parents and teachers

Encourage your child to sound out the words as they read and search, since scanning a grid can otherwise become a purely visual matching task disconnected from actual reading. Word searches can be genuinely tricky for beginners, so demonstrate scanning row by row or letter by letter if your child seems overwhelmed. Celebrate their effort at every stage, since this worksheet asks for sustained focus across three different skills.