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 same middle sound as “dog”? (a) pig (b) gem (c) dot
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) tap (c) pin
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) ten (b) lip (c) cup
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) lip (c) web
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) box (b) bus (c) bin
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) pan (b) zip (c) box
- 7.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) tub (c) rat
- 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) run (c) dog
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pin (b) dog (c) red
- 11.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) nut (c) bag
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) tub (b) dot (c) hat
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) ten (b) run (c) dot
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pin (b) bed (c) van
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) run (b) pen (c) pig
- 17.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 18.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 19.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 20.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) net (c) pig
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hen (b) pig (c) log
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) net (b) pin (c) hat
- 24.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 25.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) hen (c) bat
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) lip
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) nut (b) fox (c) map
- 29.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) sun (b) log (c) cap
- 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) nut (c) bin
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) dot (c) hug
- 32.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 33.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) bed (c) tub
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) dot (c) lip
- 36.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 37.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) nut (b) map (c) leg
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) red (c) run
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) pan (b) net (c) sun
Answer key
- dot
- tap
- ten
- web
- bus
- pan
- a
- rat
- pin
- pin
- a
- nut
- hat
- ten
- bed
- pen
- a
- a
- o
- a
- net
- pig
- hat
- u
- o
- hen
- dog
- map
- log
- box
- hug
- e
- e
- bed
- van
- i
- a
- nut
- red
- pan
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