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