Color by Vowel
Read the word in each square. Find its vowel in the color key and color the square. What picture do you see?
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How to do it
- Read the word in a square.
- Find its vowel in the key.
- Color the square that color.
Teaching tip
Color one vowel at a time, all the a words first. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.K.3b.
About this worksheet
A hidden picture made of short vowel words, colored by each word's vowel.
What kids practice
CVC words are short words made of a consonant, a vowel and a consonant, like cat, bed, pig, dog and sun. The vowel in the middle makes its short sound. Reading these words is the first big step in reading on your own, and every word on these sheets has a picture to check with. They are the heart of kindergarten phonics.
Watch for
- Mixing up short e and short i, like bed and bid. Say them side by side.
- Reading the letters in the wrong order, like pot as top. Point left to right.
- Saying the long vowel name instead of the short sound.
It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full short-vowel CVC words phonics guide for kindergarten.
More sheets in this set
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1. Short Vowels ChartThe five short vowels with apple, egg, igloo, octopus and umbrella, and two CVC words for each. 
2. Short A WordsShort a words like cat, map and jam to read, trace, write and color.
3. Short E WordsShort e words like bed, hen and jet to read, trace, write and color.
4. Short I WordsShort i words like pig, lid and wig to read, trace, write and color.
5. Short O WordsShort o words like dog, mop and fox to read, trace, write and color.
6. Short U WordsShort u words like sun, bug and pup to read, trace, write and color.
7. Which Vowel?Pictures with the vowel missing, like c_t, and all five vowels to choose from.
8. Read and MatchShort vowel words like pot, can and jug, matched to their pictures.
9. Word Family HousesWord family houses like -at, -ig and -ug, with a picture for each word to build.
10. Vowel SortA word bank of short vowel words with pictures to sort and write under a, e, i, o and u.
12. Color by Word FamilyA hidden picture made of CVC words like cat, pig and hen, colored by word family: -at, -ig, -op, -un, -en and -ug. Includes an answer key.