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