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 letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) box (c) cat
- 2.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) bug (c) lip
- 4.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) map (b) six (c) dog
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pin (b) log (c) leg
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cat (b) ten (c) lip
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) log (b) tap (c) gem
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) hug (c) gem
- 10.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) hat (c) dot
- 11.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 12.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 13.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) can (c) gem
- 15.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) can (b) pen (c) tub
- 17.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 18.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) sun (c) pin
- 20.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) box (c) hug
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) pig (b) cat (c) red
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) tap (b) tub (c) box
- 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) web (c) cat
- 25.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) dog (b) map (c) sun
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) zip (b) hat (c) red
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) pan (b) dot (c) hen
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) can (c) tub
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) cat (b) ten (c) six
- 31.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 32.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) van (c) sun
- 34.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pig (b) pen (c) bug
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) fox (b) ten (c) tap
- 37.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bug (b) zip (c) net
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) net (b) bag (c) box
- 40.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) hen (c) cup
Answer key
- box
- a
- gem
- u
- six
- log
- lip
- tap
- tap
- dot
- e
- o
- e
- bus
- u
- pen
- e
- e
- cat
- a
- ten
- cat
- tub
- pig
- i
- map
- red
- hen
- can
- ten
- i
- a
- log
- u
- bug
- tap
- a
- zip
- box
- cup
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