Fill the Middle

This short-vowel CVC worksheet helps students strengthen foundational phonics skills by identifying and supplying the correct vowel sound in the middle of a word. Learners say each partial word aloud, listen for the missing sound, and write the correct short vowel to complete real CVC words, reinforcing decoding, spelling accuracy, and word recognition.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying and applying correct short vowel sounds in CVC words
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds careful listening, vowel discrimination, and word-analysis skills
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports early phonics and decoding development in Grades K, 1, and 2
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports short vowel identification, CVC pattern completion, and spelling accuracy
• Application Type: Sound-to-spelling activity that reinforces vowel awareness

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces mastery of all five short vowel sounds
• Encourages students to pronounce words before writing
• Ideal for phonics instruction, literacy centers, or intervention support
• Builds confidence completing real words rather than guessing
• Supports reading fluency through accurate vowel placement
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable CVC worksheet strengthens early literacy by focusing on the most challenging part of many words-the vowel sound. By filling in the missing short vowel, students improve decoding accuracy, spelling skills, and confidence reading simple phonetic words.

This worksheet is part of our CVC Patterns Worksheets collection.