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