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