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