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 letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) bag (c) ten
- 2.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) six (b) tub (c) cat
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) fox (c) lip
- 5.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 6.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 7.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 8.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 9.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 10.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) web (b) dog (c) six
- 12.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pen (b) hat (c) dog
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) nut (b) red (c) map
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) six (c) leg
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) tub (b) web (c) cat
- 17.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pig (b) run (c) net
- 19.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) pig (c) fox
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) pin (b) log (c) nut
- 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cup (b) bag (c) log
- 23.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) fox (c) pen
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) web (b) cat (c) pig
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) cat (c) pig
- 27.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) sun (b) cap (c) bed
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) sun (c) ten
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) pen (b) six (c) cat
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) bus
- 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) can (b) bin (c) sun
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) nut (b) net (c) dog
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) six (c) ten
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) sun (c) bag
- 36.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) pig (c) hug
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) web (b) hat (c) tub
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bin (b) hug (c) van
- 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 40.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
Answer key
- box
- a
- cat
- bat
- i
- i
- i
- o
- u
- i
- six
- e
- dog
- red
- leg
- cat
- u
- net
- e
- pig
- log
- log
- e
- can
- pig
- dot
- u
- sun
- bag
- pen
- pig
- bin
- dog
- six
- net
- hug
- hat
- van
- o
- a
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