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