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