Free Printable Worksheet
Free Short O Missing Vowel Worksheet
Practice the /ŏ/ vowel sound with this print-ready worksheet. Each picture shows a CVC word — students write the missing o to complete it. Designed for kindergarten and first grade. No login needed.
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Short O Missing Vowel Practice
Short Vowels — /ŏ/ Sound
Name:
Date:
Look at each picture. Write the missing vowel to complete the word.
tp
lg
fx
mp
bx
dg
About the Short O Sound
The short O represents the /ŏ/ phoneme. Students listen for the open, dropped-jaw short vowel sound in common CVC words.
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 O Missing Vowel Practice
- topvowel: o
- logvowel: o
- foxvowel: o
- mopvowel: o
- boxvowel: o
- dogvowel: o
Answers are auto-generated from canonical word data.