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