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