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