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