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