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