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 “hat”? (a) dot (b) hug (c) cap
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hen (b) sun (c) pig
- 4.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) zip (b) hen (c) can
- 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) net (b) log (c) lip
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) bin (c) hug
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) net (b) pin (c) pan
- 9.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 10.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) pin (b) fox (c) cup
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) six (b) bug (c) pan
- 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pan (b) six (c) dot
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bed (b) cat (c) run
- 15.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) zip (c) gem
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) pig (b) gem (c) cat
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) sun (b) hat (c) fox
- 19.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) six (c) ten
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) can (c) dot
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hug (b) tap (c) bin
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) pig (c) rat
- 24.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) hug (c) fox
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) tub (b) hat (c) six
- 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) van (c) leg
- 28.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) gem
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) sun (b) dog (c) pig
- 31.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) six (b) sun (c) pen
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) lip (c) pen
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bag (b) bin (c) bus
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bus (c) dog
- 36.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) run (b) box (c) gem
- 38.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) dot (c) bed
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) log (b) bed (c) cup
Answer key
- cap
- u
- pig
- u
- can
- lip
- box
- pan
- e
- a
- cup
- pan
- six
- bed
- i
- cat
- cat
- hat
- a
- map
- can
- bin
- pen
- e
- net
- tub
- sun
- a
- lip
- pig
- e
- six
- dog
- bus
- hat
- o
- run
- i
- cap
- cup
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