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