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