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