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