Spooky Vocabulary Worksheet: Fill in the Missing Letters!
This worksheet has children ages 4-6 look at a Halloween picture and fill in the missing letters of its matching word, building phonics skills and reinforcing correct spelling patterns for seasonal vocabulary. Because only some letters are missing rather than the whole word, children practice using partial information and sound-based reasoning to complete each word correctly.
Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the picture together and say the word slowly, stretching out each sound. Point to the word beneath the picture and identify exactly which letters are missing from the blanks. Have your child write the missing letters into the blanks, sounding out the word as they go to check their choices make sense. Continue through each picture and partially completed word on the page.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- •Draw your own Halloween pictures and write the full words beneath them.
- •Create a matching game with the words and pictures from the worksheet.
- •Use the completed words in short spoken or written sentences.
- •Make flashcards of the tricky words to review again later in the week.
- •Race to see how many words can be completed correctly in five minutes.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage your child to sound out the words and identify the missing letters rather than guessing at random. Help them if they get stuck, but allow them to try on their own first before jumping in with the answer. Praise correct sound-guesses even when the letter choice isn't quite right, since that reasoning is the real skill being built.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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