Consonant and Vowel Patterns
This worksheet helps fifth-grade students practice identifying and applying consonant and vowel patterns in words.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your knowledge of consonant and vowel patterns.
The bright morning sun shone through the window, waking young Timmy. He stretched and yawned, then quickly got out of bed. Today was the day he would finally visit the famous old mill down by the river. He had heard many tales about its giant wooden wheel and the soft, rhythmic sound it made as it turned. Timmy quickly dressed, eager to begin his adventure. He knew his journey would be long, but the thought of seeing the mill kept his spirits high.
1. In the word 'shone', what is the vowel pattern?
short o
long o (silent e)
oi diphthong
ow diphthong
2. Which word from the passage contains a 'th' consonant digraph?
stretched
rhythmic
thought
adventure
3. The word 'giant' has a vowel sound.
4. In the word 'wooden', the vowel sound is a vowel.
5. The word 'quickly' contains a 'ck' consonant digraph.
True
False
6. Identify two words from the passage that contain a long vowel sound and explain the vowel pattern for each.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
7. When two vowels work together to make one sound, it is often called a .
8. The 'ch' in 'church' is an example of a consonant .