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.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) sun (b) net (c) box
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) pig (c) pan
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) dot (b) zip (c) run
- 5.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 6.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hen (b) pin (c) map
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) cap (b) nut (c) dog
- 9.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) lip (b) run (c) gem
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) log (c) hat
- 12.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 13.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) lip (c) tap
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) bin (b) map (c) box
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pen (b) bag (c) nut
- 17.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 18.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 19.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 20.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) dog (c) pig
- 22.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pig (b) red (c) cat
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bat (b) pig (c) sun
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cat (b) bin (c) fox
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) gem (c) cat
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) pen (b) fox (c) lip
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) hen (b) nut (c) bin
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) zip (b) hat (c) ten
- 30.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 31.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 32.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 33.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 34.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 35.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) dot (c) bus
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) cup (b) dog (c) pig
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) can (b) pin (c) run
- 38.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 39.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 40.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
Answer key
- o
- net
- pen
- run
- i
- a
- pin
- dog
- a
- run
- hat
- a
- a
- tap
- map
- nut
- e
- a
- e
- i
- red
- u
- cat
- sun
- fox
- cat
- fox
- nut
- ten
- a
- a
- e
- a
- a
- bus
- cup
- can
- u
- e
- o
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