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