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