Short e or Short a? Middle-Sound Worksheet
Say each picture word and choose e or a for its middle sound. Check the completed page after filling the vowel blanks.
- Year groups
- Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 2–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Subject
- Phonics, Language Development, English
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Word reading
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About this resource
This Middle Sounds E or A Worksheet is a great way for students to practice stretching out words and identifying the middle vowel sound. This is a skill that is essential for reading success.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Isolate the middle vowel sound in a CVC word
- Choose e or a to complete a picture name
Teaching tips
- Stretch only the middle of each spoken word while keeping the beginning and ending consonants crisp.
Skills covered
- Medial phoneme isolation — Hear short e or a
- CVC spelling — Insert the matching vowel letter
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National Curriculum in England
National Curriculum in England expectations
England expectations
England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Word reading — respond speedily with the correct sound to graphemes (letters or groups of letters) for all 40+ phonemes, including, where applicable, alternative sounds for graphemes
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Short E and A
- Middle sounds
- CVC words
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