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.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bat (c) bus
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cap (b) web (c) dog
- 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) run (b) pin (c) fox
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) tap (c) cup
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) rat (b) six (c) dot
- 7.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) hat (b) gem (c) bin
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) net (b) van (c) nut
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) cap (b) bin (c) box
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) box (b) cup (c) hen
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) pig (c) dot
- 13.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 14.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) net (b) pan (c) bin
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) leg (b) hat (c) bin
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bug (b) box (c) web
- 18.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) sun (c) tap
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) bug (c) dog
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) leg (b) map (c) dog
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) rat (b) red (c) nut
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) log (c) tub
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pin (b) fox (c) bat
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) hat (b) nut (c) ten
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) run (b) dot (c) bin
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tub (c) rat
- 27.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 28.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pen (b) bin (c) bag
- 30.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 31.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) cat (c) pig
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) zip (b) nut (c) pen
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) cap (b) fox (c) pin
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) van (b) cup (c) dog
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) ten (b) bug (c) van
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) rat (c) box
- 37.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) nut (b) map (c) box
- 39.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 40.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
Answer key
- i
- bat
- dog
- pin
- tap
- six
- u
- bin
- net
- cap
- cup
- bed
- e
- o
- pan
- hat
- box
- net
- can
- map
- rat
- bag
- fox
- ten
- dot
- fox
- e
- i
- bin
- i
- pig
- nut
- cap
- cup
- van
- box
- i
- nut
- u
- a
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