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 same middle sound as “nut”? (a) six (b) web (c) tub
- 2.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bug (b) pig (c) leg
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hen (b) log (c) nut
- 5.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 6.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 7.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 8.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) log (b) red (c) cup
- 10.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 11.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) nut (b) box (c) zip
- 13.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) pen (c) can
- 15.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) cap (c) tub
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) log (b) pan (c) zip
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) tub (b) hen (c) hat
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) cap (b) zip (c) ten
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pin (c) sun
- 21.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) ten (b) van (c) box
- 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) hen (c) box
- 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) hen (c) bin
- 24.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 25.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 26.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) sun (b) hat (c) six
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) cup (b) can (c) fox
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bus (b) fox (c) leg
- 30.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 31.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 32.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 33.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) log (c) cap
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) fox (b) bus (c) ten
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) dog (c) pen
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bat (b) sun (c) dog
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bus (b) pig (c) pan
- 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) sun (c) net
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) lip (b) pen (c) log
Answer key
- tub
- a
- pig
- hen
- e
- o
- u
- i
- log
- u
- i
- box
- o
- pen
- e
- red
- pan
- hat
- cap
- pin
- box
- hen
- bin
- a
- u
- a
- six
- cup
- fox
- a
- e
- e
- e
- leg
- fox
- dog
- sun
- pan
- lip
- pen
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