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