Long I Worksheets: Kite, Night or Find?

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Made at homeroomtools.comWord boxSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listList 1: long i, i_eList 2: long i, ighList 3: long i, ind and ildkitemildnightwilddrivebehindnightfallpipeslidethightwiceuprightchildkindhighlight
Made at homeroomtools.comSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listAnswer keyList 1: long i, i_eList 2: long i, ighList 3: long i, ind and ildkitepipeslidetwicedrivenightfallthighhighlightuprightnightchildkindwildbehindmild
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15 words from 3 lists, sort by list, on 1 page and 1 page of answers, Letter portrait.

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List 1: long i, i_e 8

  • drive One i, then v, then a silent e.
  • kite One i, then t, then a silent e. Take off the e and kite turns into kit.
  • like Four letters: l, a long i, k and an e that is not said.
  • pipe One i, then p, then a silent e. Take off the e and pipe turns into pip.
  • shine One i, then n, then a silent e. Take off the e and shine turns into shin.
  • slide One i, then d, then a silent e. Take off the e and slide turns into slid.
  • stripe One i, then p, then a silent e. Take off the e and stripe turns into strip.
  • twice One i, then c, then a silent e. The c says s.

List 2: long i, igh 8

  • headlight Head plus light: igh says long i.
  • highlight High plus light: igh comes twice, and the second one is left out here.
  • light The g and h are silent: igh says long i.
  • lightning Three letters, igh, say long i. No e comes after the t.
  • night Add a silent k in front and it spells knight, which sounds the same.
  • nightfall Night plus fall: igh says long i.
  • thigh The word ends in igh, after th.
  • upright Up plus right: igh says long i.
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List 3: long i, ind and ild 8

  • behind Be plus hind: one i says long i before nd.
  • blind One i says long i before nd, after bl.
  • child One i says long i before ld. In children the i is short.
  • find One i says long i before nd. Fined sounds the same.
  • kind One i says long i before nd.
  • mild One i says long i before ld.
  • mind One i says long i before nd. Mined sounds the same.
  • wild One i says long i before ld.

List 4: long i, y 8

  • butterfly Butter plus fly: the last letter, y, says long i.
  • firefly Fire plus fly: the last letter, y, says long i.
  • nearby Near plus by: the last letter, y, says long i.
  • pry The last letter, y, says long i, after pr.
  • reply The last letter, y, says long i. In replied the y turns into ie.
  • sky The last letter, y, says long i, after sk.
  • spy The last letter, y, says long i. In spied the y turns into ie.
  • why The last letter, y, says long i, after wh.

List 5: long i, ie 8

  • fries Fry turns its y into ie before s.
  • lie Three letters: l, then ie for the long i.
  • magpie The word ends in pie.
  • necktie Neck plus tie: the word ends in ie.
  • pie The word ends in ie, which says long i.
  • spied Spy turns its y into ie before d.
  • tie Three letters: t, then ie for the long i.
  • untie Un plus tie: the word ends in ie.

List 6: long i, i alone 8

  • bison One i says long i, at the end of bi: bi + son.
  • dinosaur One i says long i, at the end of di: di + no + saur.
  • final One i says long i, at the end of fi: fi + nal.
  • giant One i says long i, at the end of gi: gi + ant. The g is soft, said j.
  • lion One i says long i, at the end of li: li + on.
  • minus One i says long i, at the end of mi: mi + nus.
  • pilot One i says long i, at the end of pi: pi + lot.
  • spiral One i says long i, at the end of spi: spi + ral.

How this list was compiled: Our own selection and grouping of 48 English words with a long i, six lists of eight, one spelling of the sound to a list (i_e, igh, i before nd and ld, y, ie, i alone), with our own hints. The letters left out of every word are the letters that spell long i. Every word was checked by script on 2026-10-01 in two places: its entry in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (https://www.ahdictionary.com/), where every full pronunciation given must have a long i, and the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary, a record of General American pronunciation (https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict), where every listed pronunciation must have the same sound. Words in which a last y says long e (happy, tiny) are left out, and so are wind and multiply, each of which has a second pronunciation without a long i. Each hint that says two words sound the same names a pair with the same pronunciation in the pronouncing dictionary, and each hint that splits a word (pi + lot) follows the division printed in the American Heritage entry. Spellings are American. No published word list or reading program was copied. Licence: own work

How it works

These long i worksheets sort by spelling. The sheet on show mixes fifteen words spelled with i_e, igh and i before nd or ld. Three more lists hold y, ie and an i that ends a syllable, as in pilot.

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Five more sorts from the other lists

Each sort uses the list on show and the two after it. Under More options, Word list moves the start: List 2 sorts igh, ind and y (night, kind, sky). List 4 sorts y, ie and i alone (reply, untie, pilot). The fifteen words print in a box above three headed columns.

Which y words are left out

List 4 holds words where a last y says long i: sky, reply, butterfly. A last y that says long e, as in happy or tiny, is not a long i spelling, so no such word is on any list.

  • Child is on List 3. Its plural, children, has a short i and is on no list.
  • For blanks in place of a sort, choose Missing letters under What goes on the sheet: n___t for night, sp__d for spied.

Questions and answers

What are the long i spelling patterns?

Six are sorted here: i_e as in kite, igh as in night, i before nd or ld as in find and child, y as in sky, ie as in pie, and i alone at the end of a syllable, as in pilot.

Is the i in find a long i?

Yes. Find, kind, mind, blind and behind have a long i before nd, and child, wild and mild have one before ld. List 3 keeps them apart from the silent e words, since no e follows.

Is there an answer key for the long i worksheets?

Yes, it prints as the last page, with every word under its heading. Under More options, untick Add an answer key as the last page if you only want the sheet.

Can I type my own long i words?

Yes, up to 20, one to a line, in Your spelling words. They print on the missing letters, word shapes, unscramble and ABC order sheets. A sort needs our lists, so typed words print to trace there.

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