Middle Sounds Crosswords #1

Find the vowel pairs of words have in common in this charming phonics worksheet! First, students will use the picture clues to fill in the missing middle sound. Then, they’ll cut out the mystery pictures at the bottom of the page and paste them next to the newly created words that match. This worksheet includes four crossword puzzles with CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. 

This worksheet is ideal for kindergarteners and first graders working on their phonics skills. Students can practice identifying and reading middle sounds in CVC words. The ability to recognize and spell CVC words is foundational for literacy, so it’s important that learners get comfortable with CVC word middle sounds!

Try the next worksheet in this series here: Middle Sounds Crosswords #2.