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