Description
Give your students a clear, structured path to reading long vowel words (words with slient e) with this Science of Reading-aligned successive blending CVCE Words Tap Blend Color Worksheets packet. Students tap each sound, blend and read the word, then color the matching picture giving them repeated, meaningful decoding practice across 53 CVCe worksheets organized by long vowel pattern and mixed review.
What’s Included
Long A Worksheets (10 worksheets)
- -ace
- -ade / -afe
- -age
- -ake
- -ale
- -ame
- -ane
- -ape / -ase
- -ate / -aze
- -ave
Long I Worksheets (7 worksheets)
- -ice
- -ide
- -ike / -ile
- -ime
- -ine
- -ipe / -ise
- -ite / -ive
Long O Worksheets (8 worksheets)
- -obe / -ode
- -oke / -ome
- -ole
- -one
- -ope / -ote
- -ose / -ote
- -ove / -oze
- -ode / -ole / -ome / -ope
Long U Worksheets (4 worksheets)
- -ube / -ude
- -uge / -uke
- -ule / -une
- -use / -ute
Mixed Review Worksheets (24 worksheets)
- Long A
- Long I / Long O
- Long U / Long E
- Long U
- Mixed CVCe (20 worksheets)
Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Successive blending built in: The tap-blend-read sequence scaffolds decoding the way the Science of Reading recommends, so students build real automaticity with long vowel words
- Silent e handled correctly: Students tap only the three sounds in the CVCe pattern – the silent e gets no dot, reinforcing the rule rather than confusing it
- Comprehensive long vowel coverage: Long A, I, O, U, and E word families all included so you have everything you need in one packet
- Consistent, predictable format
- Low-prep and print-and-go
How to Use This Resource
These kindergarten and first grade phonics worksheets are ideal for:
- Phonics centers and literacy rotations
- Small groups
- Early intervention
- Independent practice once the format is introduced
- Morning bins or morning work
- Early finishers
Skills Covered
This resource supports students as they practice:
- Decoding CVCe words across long vowel patterns (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, e_e)
- Applying the silent e rule
- Blending and segmenting CVCe words
- Long vowel word families
- Long vowel word reading fluency
If you are teaching long vowels and the silent e pattern and want an activity that is low-prep, systematic, and Science of Reading-aligned, this Tap Blend and Color resource gives students the structured blending practice they need to read CVCe words with confidence.
