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