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