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