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