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.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) hat (c) nut
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) leg (b) bin (c) run
- 4.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 5.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) red (c) bat
- 7.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) rat (c) pig
- 8.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) nut (b) box (c) bed
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) cat (b) log (c) ten
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) cap (b) net (c) log
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) ten (b) pig (c) hug
- 13.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 14.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tap (c) bin
- 15.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) log (b) net (c) van
- 17.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) gem (b) pin (c) tap
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pin (b) bus (c) dog
- 20.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 21.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pig (c) fox
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) hen (b) cap (c) pin
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bag (b) box (c) pig
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) net (c) dot
- 26.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 27.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) cat (c) red
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) sun (c) can
- 29.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) log
- 31.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) pin (c) van
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) cat (b) fox (c) pig
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) bag (c) hen
- 35.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) map (b) gem (c) six
- 37.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dot (b) nut (c) can
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) bin (c) hen
- 40.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
Answer key
- a
- net
- leg
- a
- a
- dog
- rat
- i
- bed
- log
- cap
- pig
- a
- fox
- e
- van
- o
- pin
- dog
- u
- pig
- o
- hen
- pig
- dot
- i
- red
- box
- u
- zip
- a
- van
- pig
- log
- a
- map
- e
- can
- can
- e
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