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