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