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.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) tap (b) pen (c) pin
- 3.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) can (c) ten
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) lip (c) dot
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) web (b) zip (c) bag
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) gem (c) dog
- 8.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) sun
- 10.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) pig (b) map (c) nut
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) rat (b) six (c) hug
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) hat (b) six (c) hug
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) hen (b) sun (c) map
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) map (b) lip (c) red
- 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) pig (c) hen
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) bag (c) lip
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) tub (c) dog
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) leg (b) pig (c) bat
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) cat (c) dog
- 21.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) zip (c) cup
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dog (b) web (c) six
- 24.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bug (b) pin (c) fox
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) red (b) six (c) tub
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) lip (b) log (c) hen
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bus (c) pen
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) web (b) lip (c) dot
- 30.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hen (b) fox (c) zip
- 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) gem (c) bus
- 33.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) net (c) tub
- 35.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) can (c) pig
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) pen (c) lip
- 38.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 39.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 40.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
Answer key
- a
- pen
- a
- ten
- nut
- bag
- dog
- i
- zip
- o
- nut
- hug
- six
- sun
- map
- pig
- dog
- bag
- pig
- cup
- a
- zip
- dog
- e
- bug
- red
- lip
- pen
- lip
- e
- fox
- lip
- i
- dog
- e
- bed
- cap
- u
- a
- u
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