Missing VowelShort A (/æ/) /ă/
Free Short A Missing Vowel Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and write the missing medial vowel to complete each word. Builds vowel discrimination and spelling confidence.
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Available Short Vowel Worksheets (21 Printable Activities)
Choose a vowel below to view and print targeted Missing Vowel practice, Elkonin Sound Boxes, Picture Matching, and Word Family Sorting, or jump directly into our comprehensive Mixed Review.
Mixed Short Vowels Review
Mixed Short Vowel Sort (A, E, I, O, U)
Compare and sort 10 decodable CVC words across all five short vowels on a single 5-column review sheet with teacher answer key.
Short A (/æ/) Practice Series
Short A (/æ/) (/ă/)
Core practice words: cat, hat, pan
Sound BoxesShort A (/æ/) /ă/
Free Short A Sound Boxes Worksheet
Students say each picture word, stretch the individual phonemes, and write one sound in each Elkonin box. Perfect for phonemic awareness and orthographic mapping.
Picture MatchShort A (/æ/) /ă/
Free Short A Picture and Word Matching Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and draw lines to connect each picture to its matching word. Builds visual-to-print word recognition and vocabulary.
Word Family SortShort A (/æ/) /ă/
Free Short A Word Family Sort Worksheet
Students read mixed decodable CVC words and sort them under the matching word family houses. Builds rime awareness, orthographic categorization, and decoding fluency.
Short E (/ɛ/) Practice Series
Short E (/ɛ/) (/ĕ/)
Core practice words: bed, hen, pen
Missing VowelShort E (/ɛ/) /ĕ/
Free Short E Missing Vowel Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and write the missing medial vowel to complete each word. Builds vowel discrimination and spelling confidence.
Sound BoxesShort E (/ɛ/) /ĕ/
Free Short E Sound Boxes Worksheet
Students say each picture word, stretch the individual phonemes, and write one sound in each Elkonin box. Perfect for phonemic awareness and orthographic mapping.
Picture MatchShort E (/ɛ/) /ĕ/
Free Short E Picture and Word Matching Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and draw lines to connect each picture to its matching word. Builds visual-to-print word recognition and vocabulary.
Word Family SortShort E (/ɛ/) /ĕ/
Free Short E Word Family Sort Worksheet
Students read mixed decodable CVC words and sort them under the matching word family houses. Builds rime awareness, orthographic categorization, and decoding fluency.
Short I (/ɪ/) Practice Series
Short I (/ɪ/) (/ĭ/)
Core practice words: pig, fin, pin
Missing VowelShort I (/ɪ/) /ĭ/
Free Short I Missing Vowel Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and write the missing medial vowel to complete each word. Builds vowel discrimination and spelling confidence.
Sound BoxesShort I (/ɪ/) /ĭ/
Free Short I Sound Boxes Worksheet
Students say each picture word, stretch the individual phonemes, and write one sound in each Elkonin box. Perfect for phonemic awareness and orthographic mapping.
Picture MatchShort I (/ɪ/) /ĭ/
Free Short I Picture and Word Matching Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and draw lines to connect each picture to its matching word. Builds visual-to-print word recognition and vocabulary.
Word Family SortShort I (/ɪ/) /ĭ/
Free Short I Word Family Sort Worksheet
Students read mixed decodable CVC words and sort them under the matching word family houses. Builds rime awareness, orthographic categorization, and decoding fluency.
Short O (/ɑ/) Practice Series
Short O (/ɑ/) (/ŏ/)
Core practice words: dog, log, fox
Missing VowelShort O (/ɑ/) /ŏ/
Free Short O Missing Vowel Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and write the missing medial vowel to complete each word. Builds vowel discrimination and spelling confidence.
Sound BoxesShort O (/ɑ/) /ŏ/
Free Short O Sound Boxes Worksheet
Students say each picture word, stretch the individual phonemes, and write one sound in each Elkonin box. Perfect for phonemic awareness and orthographic mapping.
Picture MatchShort O (/ɑ/) /ŏ/
Free Short O Picture and Word Matching Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and draw lines to connect each picture to its matching word. Builds visual-to-print word recognition and vocabulary.
Word Family SortShort O (/ɑ/) /ŏ/
Free Short O Word Family Sort Worksheet
Students read mixed decodable CVC words and sort them under the matching word family houses. Builds rime awareness, orthographic categorization, and decoding fluency.
Short U (/ʌ/) Practice Series
Short U (/ʌ/) (/ŭ/)
Core practice words: sun, cup, bus
Missing VowelShort U (/ʌ/) /ŭ/
Free Short U Missing Vowel Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and write the missing medial vowel to complete each word. Builds vowel discrimination and spelling confidence.
Sound BoxesShort U (/ʌ/) /ŭ/
Free Short U Sound Boxes Worksheet
Students say each picture word, stretch the individual phonemes, and write one sound in each Elkonin box. Perfect for phonemic awareness and orthographic mapping.
Picture MatchShort U (/ʌ/) /ŭ/
Free Short U Picture and Word Matching Worksheet
Students look at six illustrated CVC pictures and draw lines to connect each picture to its matching word. Builds visual-to-print word recognition and vocabulary.
Word Family SortShort U (/ʌ/) /ŭ/
Free Short U Word Family Sort Worksheet
Students read mixed decodable CVC words and sort them under the matching word family houses. Builds rime awareness, orthographic categorization, and decoding fluency.
Consonant Digraph Worksheets (5 Printable Activities)
Targeted Elkonin sound-box practice and phoneme contrast sorting for consonant digraphs, reinforcing that two letters work together to make one sound.
Consonant Digraph Practice Series
SH Digraph (/ʃ/)
Core practice words: ship, shop, fish, dish, cash, shed
Sound BoxesSH Digraph /ʃ/
Free SH Digraph Sound Boxes Worksheet
Students say each picture word, stretch the individual phonemes, and write one sound in each Elkonin box. Digraph sh occupies a single box, reinforcing proper phonemic segmentation.
Consonant Digraph Practice Series
CH Digraph (/tʃ/)
Core practice words: chin, chip, chat, chop, bench, lunch
Sound BoxesCH Digraph /tʃ/
Free CH Digraph Sound Boxes Worksheet
Students say each picture word, stretch the individual phonemes, and write one sound in each Elkonin box. Digraph ch occupies a single box, reinforcing proper phonemic segmentation.
Consonant Digraph Practice Series
TH Digraph (/θ/ & /ð/)
Core practice words: thin, math, moth, bath, path, this, that, them, then, than
Word SortTH Digraph /θ/ & /ð/
Free Voiced and Unvoiced TH Digraph Word Sort Worksheet
Students say 10 decodable TH words, check for vocal cord vibration, and write each word into its matching sound column: unvoiced /θ/ (thin, math) or voiced /ð/ (this, that). Complete with teacher answer key.
Consonant Digraph Practice Series
CK Digraph (/k/)
Core practice words: pack, neck, kick, rock, duck, sock
Sound BoxesCK Digraph /k/
Free CK Digraph Sound Boxes Worksheet
Students say each picture word, stretch the individual phonemes, and write one sound in each Elkonin box. Digraph ck occupies a single box, reinforcing proper phonemic segmentation following short vowels.
Consonant Digraph Practice Series
WH Digraph (/w/)
Core practice words: whip, whim, whiz, when, whack, which
Word MappingWH Digraph /w/
Free WH Digraph Word Mapping Worksheet
Students read each printed word, say it slowly sound by sound, and write one sound spelling in each box. Digraph wh occupies a single box. Text-based practice — no pictures required.
Consonant Blend Worksheets (1 Printable Activity)
Targeted multi-blend word sorting activities reinforcing that consonant blends contain two distinct phonemes that are individually pronounced and segmented.
Consonant Blend Practice Series
ST, BL & TR Blend Sort
Core practice words: stop, stem, step, best, black, blob, blot, blip, trip, trap, trim, trot
Word SortST, BL, TR Blends
Free ST, BL & TR Consonant Blend Word Sort
Students read 12 scrambled decodable words from the word bank and sort them under the matching ST, BL, or TR blend column. Features 4 handwriting rows per column and full teacher answer key.
Silent E (CVCe) Worksheets (1 Printable Activity)
Targeted comparative word sorting activities reinforcing that final silent e changes the preceding vowel from short to long in split-digraph patterns.
Silent E Practice Series
Short Vowel vs. Silent E Word Sort
Core practice words: cat, bed, kit, hop, tub, mat, cake, game, kite, time, home, tube
Word SortShort vs. Long VCe
Free Short Vowel vs. Silent E Word Sort
Students read 12 scrambled decodable words from the word bank and sort them under Short Vowel or Silent E columns. Includes minimal pairs (kit/kite, tub/tube), 6 handwriting rows per column, and teacher answer key.
Vowel Team Worksheets (1 Printable Activity)
Targeted vowel digraph sorting activities reinforcing that adjacent vowel pairs work together to represent a single long vowel sound.
Vowel Team Practice Series
EE, AI & OA Vowel Team Word Sort
Core practice words: feet, seed, keep, rain, mail, tail, boat, coat, road
Word SortEE, AI, OA Digraphs
Free EE, AI & OA Vowel Team Word Sort
Students read 9 scrambled decodable words from the word bank and sort them under the matching EE (/iː/), AI (/eɪ/), or OA (/oʊ/) column. Features 3 handwriting rows per column and teacher answer key.
Coming Soon
Additional systematic worksheet formats are in curriculum development:
More Blends
Individual blend sound boxes and sorting sheets (CL, FL, GL, SL, BR, CR, DR, FR, GR, PR)
More Vowel Teams
Additional vowel team practice sheets for ea, ay, ow, oo, and igh
R-Controlled Vowels
Bossy R practice sheets for ar, er, ir, or, ur