Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (Find the middle sound): Say the word in three parts: p – i – g. The middle sound is the vowel: a (cat), e (hen), i (pig), o (dog), u (sun). Try each vowel in the gap: only one makes the word in the picture.
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- 1.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bed (b) rat (c) cup
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tap (b) zip (c) dog
- 4.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 5.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) hen (c) cup
- 7.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) box (b) zip (c) red
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) hat (b) box (c) leg
- 10.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) six (b) bat (c) dog
- 12.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 13.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bin (c) hug
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) dot (c) web
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) pin (c) ten
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) bag (c) web
- 17.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) log (b) hug (c) bed
- 19.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) log (c) rat
- 21.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 22.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) run (b) bed (c) rat
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bin (b) sun (c) pan
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) log (c) run
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) gem (b) cup (c) pin
- 27.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) tap (c) hen
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) lip (b) hen (c) log
- 30.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) pan (b) nut (c) dog
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) map (c) box
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pen (b) lip (c) hat
- 34.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) dog (b) hen (c) hat
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cup (b) log (c) pig
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) van (b) pin (c) gem
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) bin (b) gem (c) cap
- 39.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) bin (c) hat
Answer key
- e
- rat
- dog
- u
- a
- hen
- u
- zip
- box
- a
- six
- a
- hug
- web
- pin
- nut
- u
- hug
- e
- rat
- u
- a
- bed
- bin
- log
- cup
- a
- dot
- hen
- a
- pan
- map
- hat
- u
- hat
- cup
- van
- cap
- i
- hat
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