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 “map”? (a) bug (b) ten (c) van
- 2.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pan (b) box (c) bin
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) bed
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) web (c) pan
- 6.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pan (b) dog (c) six
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) nut (c) can
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cat (c) bus
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) gem (b) dog (c) pin
- 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bed (c) nut
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) tub (c) log
- 13.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) zip (b) bag (c) dot
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) gem (c) bus
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) log (b) hug (c) pen
- 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) dog (c) pin
- 18.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 19.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) log (b) rat (c) sun
- 21.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) six
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) fox (b) pig (c) bag
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hat (b) hen (c) cup
- 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) van (c) nut
- 26.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hen (b) bus (c) dog
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hug (b) six (c) red
- 29.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 30.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 31.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) pan (c) net
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) pig (b) gem (c) hug
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) cap (c) hug
- 35.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) van (b) lip (c) fox
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) hat (b) run (c) box
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bin (b) cat (c) hen
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bag (c) lip
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) hen (c) map
- 40.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
Answer key
- van
- u
- box
- bed
- pan
- a
- six
- ten
- cat
- dog
- bed
- net
- e
- dot
- dog
- hug
- hat
- i
- a
- rat
- o
- hen
- pig
- hen
- nut
- a
- bus
- red
- a
- a
- i
- bin
- gem
- cap
- fox
- run
- bin
- bag
- map
- u
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