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