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Phonics worksheet · Letter sounds
Middle Sounds: Short Vowels
The hardest sound to hear: the vowel in the middle. Twelve pictures (cat, dog, pup, fish, hen...) with the vowel missing for kids to listen for and write.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Letter sounds
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Letter recognition, Letter sounds, Beginning, middle and ending sounds, Letter formation
What kids do
“Say each name slowly. What vowel sound do you hear in the middle? Write it in the box.”
Words on this sheet
crfrckshch
Teacher tip
Middle sounds are the hardest. Stretch the word like a rubber band and stop in the middle.
How to use it
- Model each letter in the air, then on the board, saying the strokes out loud.
- Let kids trace with a finger before a pencil.
- Send it home with a note asking families to listen to their child read the words.
Watch for
Adding “uh” to stop sounds, like “buh” for /b/. Keep sounds short and crisp.
Talk about it
- Whose name in our class starts with this sound?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Bring something from home that starts with the letter for a sound show-and-tell.
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