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 _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) zip (c) red
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pig (b) net (c) box
- 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) web (c) rat
- 5.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) zip (c) sun
- 7.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) log (c) cup
- 9.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) cat (b) bus (c) web
- 11.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) bug (c) pan
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) gem
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) box (b) red (c) pin
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) tub (b) dog (c) bin
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) nut (b) box (c) hen
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pen (c) pig
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) log (b) zip (c) cup
- 18.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) tub (c) leg
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) lip (c) leg
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) bag (c) leg
- 22.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) net (b) cup (c) bag
- 24.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) sun (c) bin
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) six (c) rat
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) ten (c) run
- 29.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) red (b) box (c) bin
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) box (b) tub (c) cap
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) hat (b) dot (c) net
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) dog (b) pan (c) tub
- 33.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 34.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) six (b) map (c) bus
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bed (b) dog (c) bus
- 37.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) fox (c) hug
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) bat (b) pen (c) nut
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) cat (c) pig
Answer key
- a
- zip
- pig
- pin
- a
- fox
- u
- bed
- e
- cat
- bug
- tap
- pin
- bin
- nut
- pen
- log
- o
- leg
- bat
- bag
- a
- net
- o
- dot
- rat
- i
- ten
- box
- box
- hat
- tub
- u
- a
- map
- dog
- o
- bin
- bat
- cat
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