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