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.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 2.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) tub (c) hen
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) van (c) nut
- 5.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 6.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) hen (b) bin (c) bat
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hug (c) net
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) zip (c) ten
- 10.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 11.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) gem (b) dot (c) zip
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) hug (b) dot (c) tap
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bug (b) bed (c) pin
- 15.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) lip (b) sun (c) bed
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) log (c) lip
- 17.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 18.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 19.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) net (c) pin
- 21.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hug (b) zip (c) net
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) tub (b) box (c) pan
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) tap (c) run
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bin (b) sun (c) dog
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bus (c) log
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) tap (c) tub
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) six (b) box (c) can
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) van (c) dog
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hen (b) fox (c) rat
- 31.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bat (c) pig
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dot (b) van (c) pen
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) log (c) bat
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) gem (b) hat (c) six
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) fox (b) hen (c) cat
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bed (b) hug (c) tap
- 37.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cap (b) pin (c) run
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bat (b) tub (c) hen
- 40.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
Answer key
- e
- a
- hat
- leg
- e
- o
- bat
- net
- rat
- a
- a
- dot
- hug
- bed
- sun
- tub
- e
- e
- e
- pin
- u
- zip
- pan
- box
- dog
- log
- tap
- can
- van
- hen
- pig
- dot
- hen
- six
- fox
- tap
- i
- run
- bat
- u
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