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.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) ten (b) rat (c) log
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dog (b) bat (c) pig
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) hen (b) sun (c) rat
- 5.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pen (c) pin
- 7.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) tub (b) map (c) dog
- 9.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) hat (b) run (c) bed
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) tub (b) fox (c) van
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) box (b) cup (c) bin
- 14.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 15.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bed (c) hug
- 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bed (c) dog
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) gem (c) log
- 19.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dog (b) tap (c) six
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bed (b) hug (c) dot
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) box (b) sun (c) bin
- 23.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 24.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) dot (c) hen
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pen (c) bus
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) pen (b) dog (c) six
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) hen (b) hug (c) log
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) cup (b) leg (c) six
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) pin
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bin (b) ten (c) log
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) box (b) gem (c) cat
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) net (c) log
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) dot (b) map (c) net
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pig (c) cat
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) hat (c) log
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) tub (b) red (c) box
- 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) pig (c) bag
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) fox (b) pin (c) bug
- 40.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
Answer key
- e
- rat
- dog
- rat
- i
- pin
- a
- map
- o
- run
- u
- fox
- bin
- e
- a
- bed
- dog
- log
- u
- tap
- dot
- sun
- o
- a
- hen
- bus
- pen
- log
- leg
- pin
- bin
- gem
- net
- map
- cat
- hat
- box
- gem
- fox
- o
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