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