Long I Vowel Sound Games for 1st Graders Online

Let's practice with the long vowel I and words like pipe and dime. Magic E makes the vowel say its name. When the letter "e" sits at the end of a word, it stays silent and lets the vowel do the talking. Magic E is often considered a great way to start learning long vowel sounds. With this game, your little one can master the magical E.

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Choose the Correct Vowel Sound: Short or Long I

Is it hid or hide? Is it rip or ripe? Let's work with short and long I. Building on your child's Magic E knowledge, in this game, they have to find the correct words using just their sound.

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Practice Vowel Sounds Short and Long I

Time to put vowel sounds to use. First up is the long and short vowel I. This practice game lets your child make words using short and long vowel sounds. If they do not choose the correct vowel, they lose. Are you ready for this ultimate practice game?

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Explore Words With Long Vowel O - oa

Let's collect some words with the sound oa! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the oa sound. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

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Explore Words With Long Vowel O - ow

Let's collect some words with the long vowel sounds! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the ow sound. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

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Explore Words With Long Vowel O - oa, ow

Let's collect some words with the sounds oa, ow! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the oa, ow sounds. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

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Begin Blending With Vowel Teams OA and OW

Blending is the first step towards reading. With this exploratory game, watch and learn not only the sounds that different vowel teams like OA and OW make but also the new word they build when they are put together.

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From Sounds to Words: boat and show

Let's do it ourselves and practice blending with the words boat and show! Now that your child has explored the new words that different letters can make when put together, it's time to build some words. With this guided learning game, they can start their reading journey!

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Guess the Word: foam and shown

Can your little one guess the sounds for the words foam and shown? Sight and sound connections go a long way in making a fluent reader. With this game, your child will have to choose the correct option from a given set of words as they practice blending the sounds.

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Find Words Using Blending: mow and roam

Here comes the tricky part. In this ultimate practice game with the words mow and roam, not only will your child have to identify the correct word, but they will also have to figure out the question using their blending skills. Are you ready?

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The Ultimate Vowel Teams Challenge: soak, roast and blown

Sound and sight go hand-in-hand while learning the skill of blending. Let's practice with the vowel teams OA and OW. In this game, your child will see some words and will have to select the correct option. They will do this using only the sound of the words given.

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Begin Segmenting With oak and flown

The first step towards becoming a good writer is the ability to break a word into its sounds. Let's begin practice with words like oak and flown. With this fun game, your child will learn about all the sounds present in a word.

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Rearrange Sounds to Make Words: float and bowl

Can your child rearrange letters to make words such as float and bowl? If you write c-a-t as a-c-t, it becomes a different word altogether. Therefore, putting letters in the correct order is essential for building and reading words. Play this game to learn how to put letters in the right order to successfully make words.

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Sequence the Letters to Make Words: grow and coach

Can your little one build words like grow and coach? Get ready to take word building to the next level. With this game, your little one has to put the letters in the right order to make new words. Mind you, there are no letter sounds in this game!

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Guess the Word: shown and boast

Can your little one guess the sounds for the words shown and boast? Sight and sound connections go a long way in making a fluent reader. With this game, your child will have to choose the correct option from a given set of words as they practice blending the sounds.

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All Long I Vowel Sound Games for 1st Graders

From Short Vowel I to Long Vowel I

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Choose the Correct Vowel Sound: Short or Long I

Is it hid or hide? Is it rip or ripe? Let's work with short and long I. Building on your child's Magic E knowledge, in this game, they have to find the correct words using just their sound.

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Practice Vowel Sounds Short and Long I

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Explore Words With Long Vowel O - oa

Let's collect some words with the sound oa! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the oa sound. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

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Explore Words With Long Vowel O - ow

Let's collect some words with the long vowel sounds! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the ow sound. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

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Explore Words With Long Vowel O - oa, ow

Let's collect some words with the sounds oa, ow! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the oa, ow sounds. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

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The High and Mighty ‘I’

Vowels may make every word complete, but they also stir up quite a bit of commotion. Their moods and positions change the way they sound constantly. But that is the playfulness of the letters. If we can bring the same playfulness to learning with our kids, everyone is sure to have an amazing time.

Exploring I Sounds

By first grade, your kids should be able to read simple CVC words using the short vowel sound. You should also have managed to introduce the basics of long vowel sounds to them. We can now start using different rules to practice the long ‘I’ sound in words.

The first stage is simple two-letter words. The long ‘I’ sound is noticed in words ending with the letter ‘I,’ like hi, and in ‘y,’ like my and by. You can practice these simple words with your child and ask them to listen carefully for the long ‘I’ sound. Remind children that the same ‘y’ rule can also apply with larger words ending in ‘y’ like reply and comply.

The most popular among all rules is the magic E. It appears with almost every short vowel sound and changes it to the long sound. Several online games can help practice the long ‘I’ sound and magic E.

The ‘nd’ group is another one that changes the sound to the long one. Take the words kind, find, and behind, for instance. To teach this rule, you will also need to bring in the combined ‘nd’ blend so children can relate the sound and apply the rule when they hear it. You might want to take your time here.

You will need to teach your kids the ‘igh’ sound before you get to this rule. Words like light, fight, and bright make the ‘I’ sound long when it precedes them. Games are a good practice exercise to cement this rule.

The final group of vowels that changes the sound is the ‘ie’ combination. Words like cried, tried, and pie have a long ‘I’ sound. You can play the ‘ie’ word with them. Form simple words that may have no meaning, and ask your child to make them using the ‘ie’ sound. Pie, die, lie are just some examples you can use.

‘My’ Learner and ‘I’

There are general indications of the rules that work better with kids and ones that are harder. However, let your child pick the ones that feel more comfortable to them. Avoid confusing them with too many rules introduced too quickly. Let them, instead, spend their time experimenting and playing with them longer.

SplashLearn makes ‘I’ sounds delightful using online games that are educational and entertaining. With both accomplished in one stroke, is anyone complaining?

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