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