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 “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bat (c) net
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) dog (c) cap
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) run (b) bag (c) bin
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) nut (c) pan
- 5.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) log (b) pin (c) pen
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) run (b) ten (c) map
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) hug (b) dog (c) web
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) zip (c) dot
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) van (b) sun (c) pig
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) sun (b) gem (c) fox
- 12.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) gem (b) zip (c) van
- 14.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 15.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) can (c) hug
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) bag (c) fox
- 17.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 18.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 19.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 20.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 21.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) red (b) pig (c) nut
- 23.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) pen (b) cup (c) six
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) nut (b) gem (c) log
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) pen (c) log
- 27.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bat (b) fox (c) bus
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) sun (b) box (c) pig
- 29.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) run
- 31.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 32.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 33.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) gem (b) log (c) lip
- 35.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) box (b) bus (c) six
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) ten (c) dog
- 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) log (c) hat
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) hen (b) lip (c) nut
- 40.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
Answer key
- net
- dog
- bin
- pan
- a
- log
- map
- dog
- web
- pig
- sun
- a
- van
- i
- hug
- leg
- u
- i
- e
- a
- a
- nut
- i
- six
- log
- pen
- fox
- box
- e
- hen
- o
- i
- e
- log
- a
- six
- map
- ten
- nut
- a
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