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 “o” in the middle? (a) tub (b) fox (c) bag
- 2.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) zip (b) gem (c) hat
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) web (b) nut (c) bag
- 5.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dot (b) leg (c) six
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) can (b) gem (c) fox
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) cap (c) bus
- 9.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) zip
- 11.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) hen (c) box
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) run (b) hat (c) pen
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) sun (b) pin (c) log
- 15.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 17.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) six (c) bat
- 19.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 21.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) red (b) pig (c) bus
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) map (b) web (c) sun
- 23.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) cat (c) web
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) bin (c) gem
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) log (c) bag
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) nut
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) fox (c) bed
- 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tap (c) pin
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) hen (c) run
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) pig (b) web (c) map
- 32.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 33.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) dog (c) bag
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) nut (c) pin
- 35.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bug (b) pig (c) hat
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pig (b) pen (c) dog
- 38.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) rat (b) six (c) log
- 40.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
Answer key
- fox
- i
- gem
- web
- a
- dot
- gem
- cap
- a
- leg
- a
- box
- pen
- log
- e
- i
- i
- bat
- a
- u
- pig
- sun
- o
- web
- gem
- bug
- nut
- bed
- pin
- hen
- web
- a
- sun
- fox
- a
- bug
- pig
- o
- rat
- e
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