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