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