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