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