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