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