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