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.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 2.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) red (c) tub
- 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) red (b) map (c) pig
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) cap (c) tub
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) cat (b) fox (c) hug
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pen (c) hat
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) can (c) net
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) box (b) tap (c) hen
- 10.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) pan (c) box
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) sun (b) can (c) fox
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) log (c) pan
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) dot (b) cup (c) leg
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) cat (b) zip (c) tub
- 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) dog (c) bed
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bin (b) sun (c) leg
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) hug (b) gem (c) bat
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) bug (b) bin (c) fox
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) pig (b) bed (c) bat
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) van (c) bug
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) hen (b) bag (c) pig
- 23.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) hug (b) tap (c) fox
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) bag (c) pen
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) cap (c) red
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) gem (c) can
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) gem (b) pan (c) dot
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) rat (b) leg (c) zip
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) can (c) hug
- 32.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 33.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 34.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 35.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) net (b) pig (c) fox
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) log (c) bed
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) cap (b) dot (c) bus
- 39.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) fox (b) sun (c) bed
Answer key
- a
- a
- red
- pig
- tub
- fox
- fox
- net
- hen
- i
- pan
- sun
- gem
- cup
- cat
- dog
- bin
- hug
- bug
- bat
- van
- pig
- e
- hug
- pen
- cap
- i
- six
- gem
- leg
- hug
- a
- e
- u
- u
- pig
- nut
- cap
- a
- fox
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