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