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