50 States Missing Vowels Puzzle
Put your knowledge of the 50 states of the USA in these free printable missing vowels puzzles in 2 different levels of difficulty.
What is a Missing Vowels Puzzle?
A missing vowels puzzle is a word puzzle that features a list of words related to a certain category in which all of the vowels (A, E, I, O, and U) have been removed.
It is the puzzler’s task to re-create all of the words on the list by inserting an A, E, I, O, or U into the missing spaces to form an appropriate word.
For example, if you had a missing vowels puzzle about pets, you might figure out that C _ T is missing an A to form the word “CAT.”
50 States Missing Vowels Puzzle Instructions
The names of all fifty states have been provided (in random order) without any vowels. Can you figure out which state is which by adding in the missing letters: A, E, I, O, and U?
Two Levels of Difficulty
This 50 States Missing Vowels Puzzle is available to download in two different levels of difficulty. In the beginner level, puzzlers are provided blanks to fill in where each missing vowel is.
If you think having the blanks to fill in will make the puzzle too easy, consider the advanced version where no blanks are provided, and all of the letters are ran together.
Free Download of 50 States Missing Vowels Puzzle
This 50 States Missing Vowels Puzzle is available to download as both a PDF file and an editable PowerPoint file.
Both levels of difficulty are provided in the same file.
50 States Missing Vowels Puzzle (PDF)
4 downloads – 62.16 KB
Editable PowerPoint (in ZIP Folder)
Click here to Download50 States Missing Vowels Puzzle (PPT in ZIP)
4 downloads – 115.87 KB
Puzzle Solutions
I intentionally do not make answers to the printable puzzles and math activities I share on my blog available online because I strive to provide learning experiences for my students that are non-google-able. I would like other teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms as well without the solutions being easily found on the Internet.
However, I do recognize that us teachers are busy people and sometimes need to quickly reference an answer key to see if a student has solved a puzzle correctly or to see if they have interpreted the instructions properly.
If you are a teacher who is using these puzzles in your classroom, please send me an email at sarah@mathequalslove.net with information about what you teach and where you teach. I will be happy to forward an answer key to you.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, as fun activities in their workplace, or as a birthday party escape room.
