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