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.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) box (b) can (c) hen
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bat (b) run (c) box
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) tub (b) can (c) web
- 5.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pan (b) pen (c) tub
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pen (b) fox (c) bin
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) six (c) map
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bin (b) dog (c) rat
- 10.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) box
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cap (c) nut
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) bed (b) dot (c) zip
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bus (b) zip (c) van
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) dog
- 16.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) run (c) six
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) cat (c) tub
- 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bin (c) bed
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) run (b) log (c) cap
- 21.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) leg (b) pan (c) nut
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) bin (c) pan
- 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) map (b) fox (c) pin
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) bag (c) bus
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) ten (c) sun
- 27.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 28.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) pig (c) hat
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) cup (b) rat (c) fox
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) log (b) pin (c) web
- 32.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 33.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) leg (b) tub (c) pig
- 35.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) run (c) dog
- 36.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 37.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) tub (b) six (c) dog
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) van (c) leg
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) nut (b) cat (c) red
Answer key
- e
- can
- box
- tub
- a
- pen
- fox
- six
- bin
- i
- pin
- nut
- bed
- zip
- ten
- o
- map
- cat
- dot
- cap
- i
- nut
- fox
- pin
- bag
- ten
- e
- e
- hat
- rat
- web
- a
- a
- pig
- run
- i
- u
- six
- van
- nut
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