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.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) map (c) box
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) tap
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bag (b) six (c) leg
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) can (c) leg
- 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) hen (c) bin
- 7.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) log (b) rat (c) nut
- 9.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pin (b) dog (c) hen
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) ten (b) pig (c) bat
- 12.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 13.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 14.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) hat (b) hug (c) hen
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) red (b) bus (c) pan
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) cap (b) net (c) bug
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) tap (b) six (c) tub
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) dog (b) hug (c) can
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) six (b) tap (c) fox
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) box (b) gem (c) six
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) box (c) six
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) cat (b) fox (c) zip
- 24.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 25.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pig (b) dot (c) web
- 27.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) net (b) tap (c) zip
- 29.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) cap (b) log (c) pen
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) leg (c) nut
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) hat (b) pin (c) bug
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) six (c) cap
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) bag (c) pig
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) pen (c) bin
- 36.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 37.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 38.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) dog (c) ten
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) ten (c) bin
- 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bug (c) pen
Answer key
- a
- map
- tap
- leg
- leg
- hen
- a
- log
- a
- hen
- ten
- a
- e
- o
- hat
- red
- bug
- six
- hug
- fox
- box
- six
- cat
- e
- e
- pig
- a
- zip
- e
- pen
- nut
- hat
- cap
- box
- bin
- e
- u
- dog
- ten
- pen
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