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