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