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 “bat”? (a) pan (b) six (c) dog
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) cat (c) fox
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) sun (b) leg (c) hat
- 4.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 5.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) pig (b) tap (c) hug
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) red (b) lip (c) nut
- 8.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) zip
- 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) can (c) log
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pig (b) dot (c) pan
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) bug (b) can (c) gem
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) dot (c) pen
- 15.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) bug (c) cat
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pin (b) cat (c) hen
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) lip (b) fox (c) pen
- 19.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) cat (c) pin
- 21.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pig (b) web (c) rat
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) box (c) zip
- 24.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) can (c) zip
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tap (b) pen (c) bug
- 27.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) dot (c) hug
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) cup (b) zip (c) cat
- 29.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) leg (c) sun
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) can (b) hug (c) gem
- 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bin (c) gem
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pin (c) map
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) lip (b) sun (c) map
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) hat (c) log
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) six (c) leg
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) bed (b) box (c) zip
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) pin (b) cap (c) leg
- 39.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) sun (b) dot (c) can
Answer key
- pan
- zip
- leg
- o
- o
- hug
- lip
- e
- leg
- u
- can
- pan
- can
- pen
- a
- cat
- hen
- fox
- a
- pin
- a
- web
- rat
- u
- leg
- bug
- dot
- cat
- i
- sun
- can
- gem
- map
- sun
- hat
- log
- bed
- cap
- u
- sun
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