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