Vowels and Consonants Worksheet — KS1 — Beginner
Vowels and Consonants worksheet for Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7). Beginner level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.
Exploring Vowels and Consonants
Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7) - Beginner Level
Instructions: This worksheet will help you learn about vowels and consonants. You'll practice identifying them, sorting words, and completing sentences. Let's have fun with letters!
Identifying Vowels
Look at each letter below and decide if it is a vowel or a consonant. Circle the vowels.
Vowel and Consonant Sorting
Sort the letters into the correct boxes. Write the vowels in the 'Vowels' box and the consonants in the 'Consonants' box.
Letters: A, B, C, E, F, I, J, O, P, U
Vowels:
Consonants:
Word Sorting
Read each word and decide if it starts with a vowel or a consonant. Write the word in the correct box.
Words: apple, banana, orange, grape, elephant, dog, umbrella, cat
Starts with a Vowel:
Starts with a Consonant:
Vowel Hunt
Find and circle all the vowels in each word. Then, write the number of vowels you found in the box.
1. elephant
2. umbrella
3. banana
4. orange
5. grape
Complete the Words
Fill in the missing vowels to complete each word. Use the pictures as clues.
Vowel and Consonant Count
Count the number of vowels and consonants in each word. Write the numbers in the boxes.
1. banana - Vowels: Consonants:
2. elephant - Vowels: Consonants:
3. umbrella - Vowels: Consonants:
4. orange - Vowels: Consonants:
5. grape - Vowels: Consonants:
Vowel Sound Matching
Match the pictures to the correct vowel sound. Draw a line between each picture and its vowel.
Draw a line to match each one
Vowel and Consonant Pattern
Look at the pattern of vowels and consonants. Fill in the missing letters to complete the pattern.
A, B, E, F, I, J, O, ___, U, ___
Activity 1: A, E, I, O, U
Activity 2: Vowels: A, E, I, O, U ; Consonants: B, C, F, J, P
Activity 3: Starts with a Vowel: apple, orange, elephant, umbrella ; Starts with a Consonant: banana, grape, dog, cat
Activity 4: 3 ; 4 ; 3 ; 3 ; 2
Activity 5: apple ; umbrella ; elephant ; orange ; grape
Activity 6: 3, 3 ; 3, 5 ; 4, 4 ; 3, 3 ; 2, 3
Activity 7: apple - A ; elephant - E ; umbrella - U ; orange - O ; icecream - I
Activity 8: O, U
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