Long i word list and sentences

It cannot be easy to teach your child the long I words sound. However, our kids learned long vowels best by using simple words that use the sound.

Spend time using three to four letters and emphasize the vowel sound. Below is a long I words list that you can use for your child to help you show them a few words that result from long vowels. Again, you should stress the vowel sound and practice the long sounds of I letter.

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Long Vowels Definition

A long vowel is a vowel sound pronounced the same way as the name of the letter itself. For example, the long U sound is pronounced like “yoo,” as would be the case in words like “lure” and “tube.” By contrast, the short U sound is pronounced more like “uh,” as in words like “cub,” “cup,” and “tub.” These are the most common long vowels:

  • Long a – day, baby, cake, rain, they, weigh, pay, take, lake, shake
  • Long e – see, he, she, piece, me, eve, hear, meet, candy, be
  • Long i – spider, light, silent, bike, my, tiny, final, item, iris, idol, silo
  • Long o – snow, go, home, toe, boat
  • Long u – music, feud, mule, pew

Let’s look again at the example words: ‘pine’, ‘five’, ‘ripe’, ‘idea’, ‘ice’ & ‘iron.’ The word bug does not have the U long sound that the word bugle does. Instead, the vowel sound in the word “bug” is short.

The words with long vowel sounds are also known as long vowel words. It is important to remember that the spelling of a word and how it sounds don’t always match. The long U sound is also present in words like “few” “beauty.” The long I sound in “line,” “bike,” and other words can be spelled as “i” (as “bite”) or even “ie” (“as “pie”), among many other variations.

The I sound, the long form of the I sound, can be heard in words such as “vine” and “time.” These are just a few of the many words that use the I sound. This article includes long I words list that introduces students to the “long I” sound. It is followed by sentences that use these sounds.

01. silo 02. tiny
03. shiny 04. spider
05. silent 06. final
07. idea 08. item
09. iris 10. iron
11. idol 12. pilot
13. ice 14. bike
15. kite 16. five
17. ripe 18. pine
19. line 20. polite
21. invite 22. drive
23. time 24. fine
25. pipe 26. strife
27. extreme 28. fright
29. knight 30. high
31. vine 32. tight
33. hike 34. wise
35. hide 36. bride
37. right 38. glide
39. bright 40. sight
41. light 41. fight
Table 1: Long I Words | Long Vowel Sound

Long I Sentences List

Here is the list of long I sentences having long I words sound.

  • Sara and I are going to the movies.
  • Everything is going to be just fine.
  • The pine needles are everywhere!
  • You’ll find the jam in the bread aisle.
  • Take a right turn at the next intersection.

Using Long I Vowel Sounds

Although the long I words list may not be complete, it can help you understand the basic concepts of long I vowel sounds. These long I words can also be used in longer words.

Some words have both short and long vowel sounds, depending on the time frame. For example, when the tense is present, words such as “read” are pronounced with the long vowel sound.

The tense can be changed from past to present, and the long vowel sound will be removed. Instead, the word will contain the shorter vowel sound. Example: “I’ve read the list of short vowel words, and I understand it much better now.”

Conclusion

Which of these incredibly long I words that are most helpful in your daily life? Have you found any new long I words that are more appealing to you? Spread these long I words by sending a text with these words for someone you love and adore.

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Recap of We Just Learned

  • Long Vowels Definition
  • Long I sound words List
  • Long I Sentences List
  • Using Long I Vowel Sounds

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Here we have another post about vowel sounds. This time we are looking at the long I sound. There are the long I words with pictures flashcards, some teaching ideas, an extensive long I word list, and some fun practice sentences that use long I words.

Long I words are simply words that are pronounced with the sound stretched out. To make this clear, let us compare a long I and a short I word. For example pine and pin. You can notice that when you say the word pin the I sound is very short whereas with pine the I sound drags out much longer.

There are 6 different ways in which long I words can be spelled. With just an I, or with I_E (i consonant e), using IGH, IG, or IE, and finally with a Y. Here are some quick examples –

  1. I – pilot, library, I’ll, and cacti.
  2. I_E – ice, bite, lime, and vine.
  3. IGH – night, high, fight, and mighty.
  4. IG – sign, assignment, design, and malign.
  5. IE – pie, tie, fried, and die.
  6. Y – sly, imply, type, and cycle.

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How to use the long I words with pictures

These free printable cards are great for both teaching English pronunciation and at the same time helping learners expand their vocabularies. Just print and cut out the cards and they can be used in all manner of educational activities. Here are a few ideas –

  • Pelmanism/matching. This can be done by either printing 2 sets of cards t  match or by cutting the words off the bottom of the cards to match with the pictures.
  • Arranging. Ask your students to arrange the cards alphabetically, by long I sound spelling type, as verbs nouns, or adjectives, by the number of syllables, or any other way you like.
  • Making sentences. Give students several cards and ask them to create a sentence using the words.
  • Comparisons. Ask your students to think of short I sound words that are similar to the cards. For example, for the word “type” they could say “tip” and for “sky” they could say “ski”.
  • For some younger learners, you can just give them a long I word list and ask them to draw the words.
  • If you cut the words off the bottom of the cards you can give students a list of the words that are jumbled up to make a puzzle game. For lime give them lmei, for knight give them ntihgk, and so on.
  • Rhyming. Get your students to find and group together all the words that rhyme.

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Long I words list

Here is a long I word list that you can use to create your own activities. The words have been listed in alphabetical order.Note that there may be some occasions where a word does not have the long I sound depending on if you are using UK English or North American English.

align

alike

alive

analyze

apply

archetype

arise

arrive

aside

behind

bicycle

bike

bite

blind

bribe

bride

bright

butterfly

by

byte

delight

cacti

child

chime

China

classify

climb

combine

comply

cried

crime

cry

cycle

cyclone

cyclops

decide

defy

deny

describe

design

despite

dice

die

dime

dine

dive

dried

drive

dry

drying

dying

enzyme

excitement

exercise

eyesight

fight

file

final

finally

find

fine

fire

five

flashlight

flight

fly

fortnight

freestyle

Friday

fried

fright

frighten

fry

giant

gigabyte

glide

guide

gripe

hairstyle

hi

hide

high

higher

highest

highway

hike

hire

hive

hydrogen

hype

I

I’d

I’ll

I’m

I’ve

ice

idea

idol

inside

irate

iris

iron

item

ivory

July

kind

kite

knife

knight

library

lice

lie

life

light

lightning

like

likely

lime

line

lion

live

lying

magnify

mice

midnight

might

mighty

mild

mind

mine

mistype

mite

modify

moonlight

multiply

my

myself

nearby

nice

night

nine

nylon

occupy

organise

outside

paralyse

pie

pike

pile

pilot

pine

pipe

price

pride

prize

provide

quiet

realise

reconcile

recycle

rely

reply

rhyme

rice

ride

right

ripe

rise

satisfy

science

shine

shy

side

sigh

sight

sign

silent

site

size

sky

skylight

slice

slide

slide

slide

slight

slime

sly

smile

sometime

spider

spike

spy

style

sunlight

supply

surprise

thigh

thy

thyme

tide

tie

tied

tight

tighten

tighter

tile

time

tire

tonight

trial

tricycle

tried

try

twilight

tyke

type

typewriter

tyrant

upright

vine

white

why

wide

wife

wild

wipe

wire

wise

write

Long I words practice sentences

These fun sentences are perfect for practicing the long I sound. You can also provide your students with a word list and see if they can make their own. It doesn’t matter how ridiculous the sentences are as long as they are grammatically correct.

Ivan wipes and shines all the time.

A line of lions biting thighs.

Why fly if there’s ice in the sky?

Guides climb and hike for sights.

The nearby library is quiet at night.

The nice lime pie slice is mine.

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If you enjoyed these resources you may also want to check out the long U words with pictures page.

There are also a ton of similar free resources with printable flashcards in the pronunciation section of ESL Vault.

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At last, the day has finally arrived when I get to go up against the long I words. Don’t worry, it’s nothing personal. The issue is that the category of long I words contains my favorite word in the English language but also some of my least favorite words. It is definitely a love and hate relationship that I have going on with long I words.

Worry not, I will be impartial as I teach you about this paradoxical selection of words. If you are curious as to what my favorite and least favorite words in the English language are then stay tuned to find out. I hope you like my words as much as I do.

What Are Long I Words?

Before we get any further into this subject, I have got to get you up to speed on just what exactly long I words are. Long I words are words that when pronounced make a long I sound. This could sound as if you are saying the letter I by itself. If you are confused then don’t worry because I have an example for you. Think about the word “silent”. Say it out loud and ponder its every syllable.

That sound it made at the very beginning? The Si sound right before we raise the lent. That is a long I sound that makes up a long I word. Simple and clean, I sure am glad we got that out of the way because now we can find sanctuary in the next section.

Ways to Spell Long I Words

There are not as many different ways of spelling a long I word as there are for long U words so let’s just jump right into it.

  1. I – The I by itself is strong enough to evoke the long I sound. The strong and independent vowel doesn’t need a consonant, just like the word “silent”.
  2. I_E –  These racy consonants are always prevalent. This time, our improper consonant “friend’ has chosen to rest in between an I and E. The word “shine” will light our way.
  3. IE –  IE is pie and it is not a lie. There are two long I words for you.
  4. IGH –  Out of all the ways to spell long I words, this right here is my favorite. In fact, this bad boy can fit so many long I words, such as light.
  5. Y –  Why the letter y makes a long I sound, I will never know but the word “my” is a great example of this phenomenon.
  6. Y_E –  Perhaps the highest amount of times that the consonant has shown its disgraceful face in one list. I’ll give you your example word now so that we can leave. The word is “type”.

List of Long I Words

I

  • Pilot
  • Item
  • Ivory
  • Idea
  • Idol
  • Iris
  • Iron
  • Ice cream

I-E

  • Ice
  • Fire
  • Life
  • Pile
  • Tide
  • Wise
  • Price
  • Bike
  • Five
  • Like
  • Pine
  • Tile
  • Alike
  • Pride
  • Bite
  • Hide
  • Lime
  • Pipe
  • Time
  • Arise
  • Prize
  • Dice
  • Hike
  • Line
  • Rice
  • Tire
  • Bride
  • Shine
  • Dime
  • Hire
  • Live
  • Ride
  • Vine
  • Chime
  • Slice
  • Dive
  • Hive
  • Mice
  • Ripe
  • Wide
  • Crime
  • Slide
  • File
  • Item
  • Nice
  • Rise
  • Wife
  • Drive
  • Smile
  • File
  • Kite
  • Nine
  • Side
  • Wipe
  • Glide
  • Spike
  • Fine
  • Lice
  • Pike
  • Size
  • Wire
  • Knife
  • White

IGH

  • High
  • Sigh
  • Fight
  • Light
  • Might
  • Night
  • Right
  • Sight
  • Tight
  • Bright
  • Flight
  • Knight
  • Delight
  • Tonight
  • Lightening

IE

  • Die
  • Lie
  • Pie
  • Tie
  • Cried
  • Tried
  • Dried
  • Fried
  • Tied

-Y

  • By
  • Why
  • My
  • Cry
  • Dry
  • Fry
  • Fly
  • Sly
  • Spy
  • Shy
  • Apply
  • Comply
  • Supply
  • Rely
  • July
  • Rhyme
  • Cycle

Congratulations! You are ready to tackle the world with your long I words.

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Learn all about long i and the six ways to spell the long i vowel sound: i, i-e, igh, y, y-e, and ie. You will also snag your own free printable list with 173 words with long i vowel sounds!

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All About Long i

Just as with all long vowels, the long vowel sound is the same as the letter name.

  • Long a says /ā/ like acorn.
  • Long e says /ē/ like equal.
  • Long i says /ī/ like ice.
  • Long o says /ō/ like ocean.
  • Long u says /yoo/ like unicorn, OR /oo/ like ruler.

I usually teach my students a little jingle to remember the sound long vowels make. We pound on the table and chant, “Long vowels say their names.” My students really respond positively to this, and it helps them to remember the sounds of long vowels!

Colorful graphic with five ways to spell long i with coordinating keyword pictures.

Long i can be spelled 6 different ways: i, i-e, igh, y, y-e, and ie. All of these spelling patterns can result in the long i vowel sound. Examples include:

  • i like lion.
  • i-e like bike.
  • igh like light.
  • y like fly.
  • y_e like type.
  • ie like pie.

👉 Scroll to the bottom to download our free, comprehensive long i word list PDF!

i – Open Syllable Words & Wild/Old Words

The letter i by itself will say its long sound when it is the last letter in a syllable. This is called an open syllable. Think about words like hi, li/on, and pi/lot. Since the syllables end in the single letter i, the vowel will make its long i sound.

👉 Exceptions: We also hear the long i sound in many common, but irregular closed syllable words that break the rules.

These ‘exceptions to the rule’ are one-syllable words that end in -ild, -ilt, -ind, and -ist. These are sometimes referred to as Wild, Old Words.

Words with open syllable and wild or old words with long i sound:

lion kind climb hi quiet silent
I find blind idea science bicycle
I’m mind mild Friday iron Simon
I’ll child pilot behind giant spider
I’ve wild item finally library final
I’d sign trial decide China tricycle

i-e (Long i with Silent E)

This pattern follows a VCe pattern and results in the letter i saying its name.

Use the sight word ‘like’ to teach this spelling pattern. Write it on the board and ask your students to read it. Because this word is usually one of the first sight words children learn, they should know it automatically.)

Follow this general script:

  1. Teacher: Tap the sounds you hear in the word like. How many sounds do you hear?
  2. Students: /l/ /ī/ /k/ = 3 sounds.
  3. Teacher: But we see four letters! When we see i-consonant-e pattern in words, the i will say its long sound. That’s why ‘like’ has a long vowel sound in the middle. Without the letter e at the end, it would say ‘lick.’ Now imagine you raised your hand in class and said “I like my dog.” That magic e at the end is so important because, without it, my sentence would say “I lick my dog.” (Kids always get a hoot out of using this example in a sentence.)

Words with long i with silent e with long i sound:

bike smile bride exercise alive likely
time ride five sometime arrive provide
file mine lime inside describe excitement
side kite slide outside combine aside
like hide slime surprise realize organize
pipe bite write decide alike despite

igh – Vowel Team

Refer to this spelling pattern as “igh – 3 letter i.” It’s a three-letter vowel team. This phonogram is totally irregular and cannot be sounded out.

We learned from The ABC’s and All Their Tricks that this spelling is actually a remnant of Old English and Old German, which is why it looks so strange to us!

Words with vowel team igh with long I sound:

light fight knight flashlight highest moonlight
right sight fright higher lightning upright
might tight Dwight tonight mighty eyesight
night sigh twilight fighting highway sightsee
high slight tighter frighten midnight skylight
bright flight fortnight sunlight delight tighten

y – Vowel

Remember told old saying: “A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y.” Well, let’s teach our students the rules for when the letter y actually is considered a vowel. They can know for sure when that “sometimes” really occurs.

👉 Y is considered a vowel when it comes at the end of a syllable or word.
👉 When Y is at the end of a root word, it makes the long i sound.

Multisyllabic words where the vowel y makes the long I sound:

fly dry dying drying deny nylon
by myself shy satisfy multiply occupy
my cry reply hydrogen magnify cyclone
why sly spy butterfly neaby modify
try lying thy classify Wyoming recycle
sky July defy apply cyclops tyrant

y-e (Long Y with Silent E)

When y is in the middle of a word, it is also considered a vowel.

When a syllable follows a y-consonant-silent e pattern, the y makes the long i sound. Many of these words come from Greek, and the y makes the sound of i.

type lyme Bryce style analyze genotype
hype Clyde byte typewriter archetype freestyle
Kyle hyde thyme paralyze argylye gigabyte
lyme Lyle tyke enzyme hairstyle mistype

ie – Vowel Team

IE is a vowel team. When it comes at the end of a root, it makes the long vowel i sound.

There are only a handful of words that include this vowel team, so teaching these four words together as a word family may be a better approach than teaching and reviewing the vowel team.

pie die lie tie

FAQ & Info

What are the best ways to teach long vowels?

Begin by solidifying the difference between long and short vowels. Use hands-on activities, manipulatives, and orthographic mapping activities. Vowel sorts are also great activities.

Should I teach all long vowel spellings at the same time?

You should not teach all long vowel patterns at the same time. Follow a scope and sequence that targets skills systematically to build a solid foundation.

Do I use all the words on the Long Vowel Word List?

Only choose words from the list that follow the phonics skills you’ve already taught. For example: When teaching the long y spelling for long i, do not use the word “city” with students if you haven’t already taught the soft sound of c says /s/.

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There are two types of word sounds for the letter i: short i and long i.

Here are some examples of each sound:

Short i: in, it, is, sit, lit

Long i: ice, light, time, pie, by

At the kindergarten stage, children are already expected to know words such as “like” and “into.” We can help children learn the sounds through repetition, flashcards, and sounding out the words.

Let’s look at some common short ‘i’ and long ‘i’ vowel sounds words that we can introduce to children.

The short ‘i’ vowel is made with only one mouth position. The International Phonetic Alphabet symbol (IPA) for the ‘i’ English short vowel is /ɪ/.

What are short i vowel word sounds?

Short ‘i’ vowel word sounds are the sounds that the letter ‘i’ makes in words like in, it, is, sit, lit. The letter ‘i’ usually has a short sound when it is followed by a consonant.

What are some common short i vowel words?

Here is a non-exhaustive list of short ‘i’ vowel sounds. Most of the words contain three or four letters which are perfect for a beginner.

  • ib: bib, crib, rib, jib
  • ic: pick, sick, kick, nick, lick
  • id: kid, lid, did, hid, rid, skid, slid
  • if: gift, rift, sift
  • ig: pig, wig, fig, gig, dig, big, rig, zig, jig
  • il: ill, mill, kill
  • im: swim, dim, him, slim, trim
  • in: fin, bin, gin, pin, win, tin, thin, chin, skin, twin, sing, ring
  • ip: skip, hip, dip, nip, rip, sip, zip, lip
  • is: kiss, miss, hiss, this
  • it: sit, fit, bit, kit, mitt, with, pit, hit, lit, wit
  • ix: fix, mix, six
  • iv: give, live

Short I Vowel Word List Printable

Feel free to download these words to help your child sound out words.

Short I Vowel Sounds List

Download the short ‘i’ vowel sound words here.

Long I Vowel Word Sounds 

The long ‘i’ vowel sound is noticeably longer than the short ‘i’ sound. This is represented as /aɪ/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

What are long i vowel word sounds?

The long ‘i’ vowel sound is a vowel sound that is pronounced like the letter itself. The long ‘i’ vowel sound can be found in words like ice, light, time, pie, by.

What are some common long i vowel words?

  • ie: die, tie, pie, lie, cried, fried, dried, tried
  • ice: ice, nice, slice, twice, rice, lice, price, mice
  • ide: ride, side, tide, wide, bide, glide, idea
  • ife: wife, life, knife
  • ike: bike, like, spike,
  • ile: mile, file, smile, pile
  • ime: time, dime, lime, line, prime
  • ine: shine, fine, pine, vine, line
  • ipe: wipe, pipe
  • ire: wire, tire
  • ise: rise, wise
  • ite: kite, bite, site,
  • ize: size, prize
  • igh: high, sigh, bright, light, fight, sight, tonight, knight
  • y: my, cry bye, buy, dye, shy, spy, why, sly, July, dry, fry, rely, sky, reply

Long i Vowel Word List Printable

Feel free to download these words to use as flashcards or to help your child sound out words.

Long I Vowel Sounds List

Download the long ‘i’ vowel sound words here.

How to Teach the Short and Long I Vowel Sounds

Here are some tips and tricks to help your child learn the long and short ‘i’ vowel sound:

  • Focus on one vowel at a time
  • Say each word with your child and stress the vowel sound
  • Create flashcards and play games like a scavenger hunt and bingo.
  • Trace the words or get them to write them on their own

You can even think of other words to include outside of the list or make new words. You may be able to think of longer words.

Working on these words can help a child with their rhyming skills. They can think of other rhyming words with the ‘i’ vowel sound. This would also be a good time to discuss words that are real and not real.

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In Conclusion

Learning the short and long ‘i’ vowel sounds is an important skill for young learners. By learning how to identify these sounds, they will be better equipped to read and spell words. With some practice, your child will be a pro in no time!

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Cut & Glue Activities

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In this long i book, a girl lies to her mom about eating pie, cries when she hurts her arm, and needs help tying her shoe.

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

Cut out and attach the long-I word sheets to the main section to create a phonics flip book.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

After cutting out the letter squares, form the correct words and glue them in the appropriate boxes.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Can you make the words using the letter squares on this worksheet? Cut out the letters and rearrange them to form the words.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Cut the letters and make two long i words: pie and kite.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

This pennant activity has 17 pennants that can be cut out, colored, and strung about the classroom as a fun way to learn about words with the long-I vowel sound.

1st and 2nd Grades

Worksheets

Figure out what the missing letters are for each of these words and then write the words on the ruled lines.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Color the pictures on the left, trace the long-I words along the dotted lines in the middle section, and rewrite the words on the primary-ruled lines in the right section.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Students will use crayons to color only the long-I pictures on this worksheet.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Share the circles to make the words bike, tire, dice, and time. After that, write each word on the primary-ruled lines.

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

Share the circles to make the words kite, fire, mice, and nine. Then, write each word on the primary-ruled lines.

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

On this worksheet, each picture has a row of jumbled letters. Find the long-I word in each group and circle it.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Teachers will read out a series of long-I words found on this worksheet and students will have to circle the words that they hear.

1st Grade

Use this worksheet filled with primary-ruled lines for students to write down as many long-I words they can think of.

1st Grade

Students can use a bingo dabber, marker, or crayon to color the circles that have words with a long-I sound in them.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

This fun phonics activity requires students to use letter stampers to form the long-I words on this worksheet.

1st Grade

Games & Learning Centers

Cut apart these cards and sort into groups of words with the long-I sounds, and words without the long-I sound.

1st and 2nd Grades

Use these phonics cards to help students learn about the long-I sound. This fun memory match game helps children learn and remember long-I words such as mice, time, and hive.

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

Cut out the 30 cards in this printable file and sort them into groups of words with short-I words and words without.

1st and 2nd Grades

Cut out the twenty five word boxes and rearrange them to make sentences, using at least one long-I word in each sentence. Then write the sentences you form on the ruled lines of the next pages.

1st and 2nd Grades

This game has 30 cards, each with a long i word. Some words include: fly, hide, by, life, cry, pile, my, time, fry, dive, hi, and fire.

1st and 2nd Grades

Teachers: Hide the fifteen phonics cards around your classroom and let the students search for them. As they find the cards, they can record the words on their answer sheet.

1st and 2nd Grades

Flashcards, Sliders, and Word Wheels

This printable has 41 cut-apart word flashcards for students to use to practice reading words with a long-I vowel sound.

1st and 2nd Grades

Students will have fun studying words with the long I sound by reading from this pig-shaped word slider. There are 5 different word strips to use with this slider.

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

Phonics word wheel. Spin the wheel and read the words aloud. Nice, mice, ice, bike, hi, mile, kind, find.

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

This phonics wheel has the words price, slice, rice, mice, and nice.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Phonics wheel with -ight words: sight, bright, right, light, might, and light.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

This phonics wheel has the words time, dime, lime, chime, crime.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

This phonics wheel has the words pine, line, dine, and mine.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Short-I Vowel Sound

When your class is learning about the short-I vowel sound, these printable worksheets will be perfect for your lessons!

Long-I and Short-I (Mixed)

These phonics worksheets will help your students find the differences between words that have a short-I and long-I vowel sound.

Full List of Phonics Topics

This is a link to our main phonics page. From here you’ll be able to navigate through thousands of phonics printables. Main topics include word families, phonemic awareness, short vowels, long vowels, r-controlled vowels, blends, digraphs, and diphthongs.

Our printable long «i» worksheets are inspired by the idea that kids in grade 1 and grade 2 must make a loved culture of finding long «i» sounds in every sentence. They should pay heed to the long «i» rules too. For example, it’s inevitable to know the spellings that form the long «i» sound – «i», «y», «ie», and «igh». Grab tons of words for each type as you explore our long «i» worksheet pdfs, so the going never gets tough. Access some of these long «i» worksheets for free!

Tracing and Matching Words with Long I

Tracing and Matching Words with Long I

With the long «i» around, 1-syllable words feel beautifully lightweight so grade 2 kids can utter them with utmost ease. Get them to match the images to the correct long “i” words and trace the word.

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Unscrambling and Writing Long I Words

Unscrambling and Writing Long I Words

Don’t just power through piles of long «i» sounds, but learn to impress with scads of clarity while spelling and speaking. In this long «i» pdf, unscramble the letters beside each picture to name the picture.

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Identifying Long I Pictures and Words

Identifying Long I Pictures and Words

In this 2-part section of our long «i» worksheets, 1st grade kids first identify and circle the pictures with long “i” sounds, and then read through a bunch of words and recognize the ones with long “i” sounds.

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Naming Pictures with Long I Words

Naming Pictures with Long I Words

Watch your resolute youngsters in grade 2 get used to the long «i» at their own level and pace. Let them make finding this sound an everyday pursuit. Choose a long «i» word from the box to name each picture.

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Long I Fluency Sentence Strips

Long I Fluency Sentence Strips

Providing your little masters heaps of long «i» fluency is this going-like-the-wind section from our long «i» worksheets. Use cardstock to print the worksheet, hole-punch them and the strips are ready.

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Completing Sentences with Long I Words

Completing Sentences with Long I Words

To produce a long «i» sound, let the tongue touch the bottom, side teeth. Move the body of the tongue upward to reach near the tooth ridge. Use the long “I” words in the parentheses to complete the sentences.

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Circling Correct Long I Words

Circling Correct Long I Words

Practicing and absorbing the essence of long «i» sounds is no small fry. In this part of our long «i» worksheets, grade 1 kids read a set of pictures and circle the words that correctly name the pictures.

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Highlighting Long I Words

Highlighting Long I Words

Blow your long «i» balloons with all rigor and fly them to such enviable heights that your peers will come raving about your expertise. In this 2nd grade task, highlight each balloon that contains a long «i» word.

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Sorting Long I Words | Cut and Glue

Sorting Long I Words | Cut and Glue

Once you have made it to the heart of the long «i», the sound simply springs out of everywhere. In this printable cut and glue sorting long «i» activity, cut each word and paste it under “ie”, “igh”, or “y”.

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Solving Long I Riddles

Solving Long I Riddles

Relax in the company of some lovely riddles that make your long «i» life supremely comfortable. Read the descriptions. Look at the words below. Identify and write the long “i” words that answer the riddles

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Long I Chart

Long I Chart

A robust practice and enrichment resource for grade 1 kids, this printable long «i» chart first defines the long «i» and then delineates its different spellings before supplying a few examples for each spelling.

  • Chart

Reading and Identifying Long I Words

Reading and Identifying Long I Words

Iris, Piper, and Ivy are playmates. Did you, by the way, notice the exciting phonemic aspect common to all their names? Explore this passage and underline all examples of long “i” words in it. Go on a long «i» hunt!

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