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