Free Printable Worksheet
Free Short A Missing Vowel Worksheet
Practice the /ă/ vowel sound with this print-ready worksheet. Each picture shows a CVC word — students write the missing a to complete it. Designed for kindergarten and first grade. No login needed.
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Short A Missing Vowel Practice
Short Vowels — /ă/ Sound
Name:
Date:
Look at each picture. Write the missing vowel to complete the word.
ht
vn
fn
ct
pn
mt
About the Short A Sound
The short A represents the /ă/ phoneme. In CVC words, the vowel is placed between two consonants in a closed syllable.
This worksheet focuses on medial vowel identification: students see a picture, hear the word in their head, isolate the middle sound, and write the letter. It builds phonemic awareness alongside phonics skills — a key practice recommended by systematic phonics approaches.
Answer Key
Short A Missing Vowel Practice
- hatvowel: a
- vanvowel: a
- fanvowel: a
- catvowel: a
- panvowel: a
- matvowel: a
Answers are auto-generated from canonical word data.