Long Vowel i-y Worksheet: Complete the Words and Match the Pictures!
This worksheet has children ages 4-6 complete words by writing the correct ending sound for the long 'i' pattern, which can be spelled with 'i' or 'y,' and then match each finished word to its picture, combining spelling, phonics, and visual matching in one task. Filling in a missing part of a word, rather than writing it entirely from scratch, gives children a scaffolded way to practice spelling without the full demand of unassisted writing. Matching the finished word to a picture also confirms whether their spelling produced the intended word.
Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the beginning sounds already provided on the page with your child and say them out loud together. Help your child think about what word the beginning sound might be building toward, using the pictures as clues, and have them write the correct ending sound to complete each word. Once each word is completed, have your child draw a line matching it to the picture that shows what the word means.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- •Create your own sentences using the completed words to practice using them in context.
- •Draw pictures to represent the words as an extra visual reinforcement.
- •Play a rhyming game finding other words that end the same way as the ones on the worksheet.
- •Sort word cards into two piles based on whether the long 'i' sound is spelled with 'i' or 'y.'
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage the child to sound out the beginning of each word slowly before guessing the ending, since rushing tends to produce guesses rather than genuine sound-based reasoning. Help them identify the long vowel sound in each word by exaggerating it slightly when saying the word aloud together. This worksheet blends several skills at once, spelling, phonics, and matching, so allow extra time and patience compared to a single-skill worksheet.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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