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