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