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) net (b) dot (c) hat
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) cup (b) red (c) van
- 3.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 4.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) sun (b) log (c) bat
- 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bug (c) fox
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) net (c) tap
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pen (b) lip (c) fox
- 9.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 10.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 11.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) run (c) can
- 13.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) tap (c) red
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bat (b) nut (c) pen
- 16.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 17.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) cap (b) tub (c) lip
- 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) leg (b) tub (c) bat
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) bat (c) bin
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) dot (b) ten (c) bin
- 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) lip (c) sun
- 23.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 24.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 25.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) fox (b) bin (c) web
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) fox (b) hug (c) pig
- 28.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 29.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) bin (c) dog
- 31.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 32.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 33.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 34.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 35.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) pin (c) net
- 36.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) dog (b) red (c) cap
- 38.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) zip
- 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) hug (c) cap
Answer key
- dot
- cup
- a
- a
- log
- fox
- pig
- fox
- a
- u
- a
- can
- o
- tap
- bat
- e
- a
- tub
- tub
- fox
- ten
- sun
- a
- i
- u
- web
- hug
- u
- a
- ten
- u
- a
- i
- o
- cup
- e
- cap
- i
- bug
- gem
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