Printable Vowel Digraphs Worksheets

Printable vowel digraphs worksheets for 2nd and 3rd grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 2 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as sorting activities and choice.

About Vowel Digraphs

What this skill is

Vowel digraphs cover pairs of vowels representing unique sounds (oo in book/moon, ie in pie/chief).

When children learn it

Vowel digraphs are taught in 2nd and 3rd grade, aligned to 2.RF.3.B.

Teaching Tips

  • Sort oo and ie words by their actual pronunciation.
  • Use decodable reading sentences with vowel digraphs.

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing the short oo sound in book with the long oo sound in moon.
  • Confusing ie sounds in pie vs chief.