Y as a Vowel is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on the two vowel sounds y makes at the end of a word, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Sort each one: y says ee (happy) or y says igh (my)?
Sort: muddy, spy, lady, fly, teddy, why
y says ee (happy)y says igh (my)
2.Sort each one: y says ee (happy) or y says igh (my)?
Sort: windy, try, silly, reply, dry, funny
y says ee (happy)y says igh (my)
3.Sort each one: y says ee (happy) or y says igh (my)?
Sort: cry, shy, baby, puppy, sky, candy
y says ee (happy)y says igh (my)
LessonPrint · RF.1.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Y as a Vowel
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. fly — y says igh (my) 2. lady — y says ee (happy) 3. muddy — y says ee (happy) 4. spy — y says igh (my) 5. teddy — y says ee (happy) 6. why — y says igh (my)
2.1. dry — y says igh (my) 2. funny — y says ee (happy) 3. reply — y says igh (my) 4. silly — y says ee (happy) 5. try — y says igh (my) 6. windy — y says ee (happy)
3.1. baby — y says ee (happy) 2. candy — y says ee (happy) 3. cry — y says igh (my) 4. puppy — y says ee (happy) 5. shy — y says igh (my) 6. sky — y says igh (my)
Questions about Y as a Vowel
What does the Y as a Vowel worksheet cover?
It practices the two vowel sounds y makes at the end of a word — 3 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RF.1.3: Read words with long vowels, silent e, digraphs and common endings. The instruction to students is “Sort each word into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Y as a Vowel practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 — RF.1.3, under Reading: Foundational Skills for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Y as a Vowel is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RF.1.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Y as a Vowel come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Y as a Vowel can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Y as a Vowel free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Y as a Vowel, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RF.1.3
Read words with long vowels, silent e, digraphs and common endings.