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 _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hen (b) lip (c) bat
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) zip (c) nut
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) dog (b) hen (c) van
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) ten (b) box (c) bin
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) tap (b) ten (c) pig
- 7.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bus (c) hat
- 9.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) tap (b) bug (c) leg
- 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) box (c) leg
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) van (b) web (c) bin
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) six (b) hug (c) rat
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) hat
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) cat (c) gem
- 16.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 17.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pan (b) red (c) lip
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) gem (b) cap (c) dot
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) zip (c) box
- 21.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) van (c) box
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) hat (b) net (c) box
- 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) bag (c) tub
- 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pig (c) pen
- 26.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 27.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) six (c) ten
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pen (b) rat (c) box
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) tap (c) log
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) ten
- 31.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 32.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) cat (c) pen
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) fox (b) cap (c) six
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bat (b) log (c) pig
- 36.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) pan (b) fox (c) red
- 38.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) log (c) red
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) cat (b) fox (c) pen
- 40.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
Answer key
- a
- lip
- nut
- hen
- bin
- tap
- a
- zip
- u
- leg
- leg
- bin
- rat
- hat
- gem
- u
- e
- red
- dot
- bat
- a
- van
- box
- bag
- pig
- e
- ten
- pen
- tap
- tap
- u
- i
- dog
- cap
- log
- i
- red
- log
- pen
- i
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