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