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