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