Free Printable Worksheet
Free Short U Missing Vowel Worksheet
Practice the /ŭ/ vowel sound with this print-ready worksheet. Each picture shows a CVC word — students write the missing u to complete it. Designed for kindergarten and first grade. No login needed.
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Short U Missing Vowel Practice
Short Vowels — /ŭ/ Sound
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Look at each picture. Write the missing vowel to complete the word.
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cp
tb
About the Short U Sound
The short U represents the /ŭ/ phoneme. Students practice isolating the short vowel sound heard in familiar beginner 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 U Missing Vowel Practice
- bugvowel: u
- mugvowel: u
- sunvowel: u
- busvowel: u
- cupvowel: u
- tubvowel: u
Answers are auto-generated from canonical word data.