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