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