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.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) ten (c) six
- 3.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) bug (b) leg (c) tap
- 5.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) net (b) pig (c) bat
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) six (c) dog
- 8.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bed (c) hat
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) ten (b) pin (c) map
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) run (c) bat
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) pen (c) bag
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) pen (b) dog (c) lip
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) tap (b) box (c) web
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) ten (b) tap (c) six
- 16.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) can (b) box (c) zip
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) hat (c) web
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) sun (b) dog (c) six
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) fox (b) bin (c) gem
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) bin (b) box (c) bat
- 22.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bin (b) bus (c) bag
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) red (b) fox (c) cup
- 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bin (c) gem
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) bed (b) log (c) bag
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) hug (b) pan (c) six
- 28.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) web (b) box (c) bug
- 30.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) gem (c) log
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) hen (c) bin
- 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) bed (c) run
- 33.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) zip (b) hat (c) fox
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) hat (b) bin (c) box
- 36.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bus (b) pin (c) net
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dot (b) bag (c) bed
- 39.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) fox (b) web (c) rat
Answer key
- u
- map
- u
- bug
- u
- net
- six
- a
- zip
- ten
- bat
- pen
- lip
- tap
- tap
- e
- box
- dog
- sun
- gem
- bat
- a
- bin
- red
- bin
- bag
- hug
- e
- web
- pin
- pan
- bed
- a
- fox
- hat
- i
- pin
- dot
- e
- web
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