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