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