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