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