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 same middle sound as “can”? (a) tub (b) six (c) cat
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) lip (b) log (c) bug
- 3.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) cup (c) bag
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) leg (b) map (c) nut
- 6.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) tub (b) pig (c) leg
- 8.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) nut (b) log (c) pin
- 10.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) zip (c) rat
- 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) pig (c) dog
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) six (c) tap
- 13.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pin (c) tap
- 14.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 15.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 16.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) cap (c) red
- 18.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) pin (b) log (c) rat
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 21.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) run (b) pig (c) web
- 23.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 24.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) bug (b) pig (c) bat
- 26.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) fox (b) rat (c) tub
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pig (b) can (c) box
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) fox (b) bus (c) pan
- 30.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) six (b) bag (c) bug
- 32.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bin (b) gem (c) dot
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) six (b) gem (c) cap
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pig (c) hug
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pin (c) run
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) pen (b) fox (c) pan
- 38.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) bus (c) cat
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) six (b) can (c) gem
Answer key
- cat
- log
- e
- red
- map
- e
- pig
- o
- nut
- rat
- web
- tap
- tub
- a
- i
- a
- six
- i
- rat
- u
- e
- run
- a
- a
- pig
- i
- fox
- box
- pan
- u
- six
- a
- dot
- gem
- pig
- fox
- pan
- i
- gem
- can
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