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