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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- 1.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) hen (c) log
- 3.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) hug (b) van (c) dog
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) dot (c) tub
- 6.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bus (c) log
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) rat (b) fox (c) hug
- 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) tap (c) lip
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) six (b) nut (c) cap
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) pin (c) pen
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bug (b) fox (c) cat
- 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) web (b) dog (c) tap
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bat (c) nut
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) web (c) sun
- 16.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) log (b) bug (c) pan
- 18.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) six (c) box
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) run (b) map (c) pig
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) hat (c) leg
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) pen (b) tap (c) bus
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) zip (c) hen
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) box (b) bug (c) six
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) rat (c) fox
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bug (b) gem (c) map
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) bed (b) bat (c) pig
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) sun (c) pen
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) cap (b) zip (c) box
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) hat (b) run (c) dog
- 31.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) pig (c) hug
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) pen (b) box (c) zip
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) tub (c) hat
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) pin (b) cap (c) box
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pen (b) pin (c) fox
- 37.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 38.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pen (b) can (c) box
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pen (b) box (c) cup
Answer key
- i
- bus
- e
- van
- hat
- a
- log
- rat
- lip
- cap
- map
- bug
- dog
- bat
- web
- u
- pan
- a
- six
- pig
- leg
- tap
- dog
- six
- rat
- map
- bat
- pen
- box
- dog
- e
- van
- pen
- tub
- cap
- fox
- i
- i
- box
- cup
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