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 _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) van (b) bus (c) red
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) dog (c) map
- 5.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 6.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) lip (b) gem (c) cap
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) pan (b) fox (c) bed
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) lip (c) dog
- 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) bin (c) rat
- 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) bed (c) zip
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) box (b) bed (c) bin
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) red (c) can
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) dog (b) lip (c) can
- 15.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 16.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) net (b) bus (c) dog
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) web (c) bin
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) run (b) pin (c) pen
- 20.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) dot (c) pin
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) web (b) bat (c) dog
- 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) log (c) bug
- 23.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) pin (b) web (c) dog
- 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) bat (c) bin
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) tap (b) run (c) six
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) van (b) web (c) six
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) sun (b) leg (c) hat
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) sun (b) dog (c) can
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bat (b) bus (c) bin
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) zip (b) nut (c) leg
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) bag (c) box
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) pig (b) rat (c) ten
- 34.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 35.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 36.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 37.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) ten (b) dog (c) bug
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) leg (b) bug (c) pin
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) pin (c) bat
Answer key
- a
- u
- bus
- map
- a
- e
- cap
- pan
- cat
- hug
- bed
- bin
- red
- lip
- a
- i
- net
- box
- pin
- gem
- bat
- bug
- e
- dog
- bin
- run
- web
- hat
- sun
- bin
- zip
- bag
- pig
- a
- i
- i
- u
- dog
- bug
- bat
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