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