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.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hug (b) hat (c) leg
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bus (c) cat
- 4.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hat (b) pin (c) box
- 6.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 7.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) six (b) net (c) bat
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) leg (c) cat
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) van (b) pig (c) leg
- 11.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) red
- 13.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 14.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 15.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) net (b) cat (c) bin
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) tap (b) bed (c) six
- 18.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cat (c) net
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) nut (b) bin (c) cap
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pin
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) web (b) sun (c) six
- 22.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) bag (c) six
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) sun (b) hen (c) hat
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) hug (b) lip (c) pen
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bus (b) bed (c) map
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) tub (b) pig (c) dog
- 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) rat (b) fox (c) cup
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) tub (b) web (c) van
- 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) tub (c) six
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) bus (b) pig (c) log
- 32.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bag (b) bed (c) box
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) hug (b) six (c) hen
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) sun (b) van (c) lip
- 36.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 37.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) bat (b) sun (c) bed
- 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) sun (b) hat (c) dog
- 40.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
Answer key
- a
- leg
- dot
- a
- pin
- e
- u
- bat
- leg
- pig
- e
- lip
- e
- e
- a
- net
- bed
- net
- cap
- pan
- sun
- a
- six
- hat
- pen
- bus
- dog
- cup
- web
- tub
- bus
- a
- box
- six
- sun
- a
- e
- bed
- dog
- i
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