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.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 2.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) sun (c) web
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) box (b) zip (c) net
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) hug (c) pig
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) map (b) cup (c) pig
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) zip (c) dog
- 8.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) tub (c) bat
- 10.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 11.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) hat (b) dog (c) nut
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) gem (b) cap (c) dog
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) tap (b) lip (c) tub
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) nut (b) log (c) bin
- 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bed (b) fox (c) run
- 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) net (b) box (c) cap
- 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) hat (c) fox
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) bed (c) pin
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) cup (b) pan (c) pen
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) net (b) six (c) cup
- 22.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) nut (b) lip (c) bat
- 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) red (c) box
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bed (b) dog (c) lip
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) pen (c) log
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hug (b) cap (c) pin
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) leg
- 29.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) rat (c) leg
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bus (b) pig (c) dog
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bed (c) bus
- 32.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 33.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 34.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bat (c) log
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) pen (c) cap
- 37.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 38.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) pig (b) box (c) cup
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) cup (b) leg (c) bag
Answer key
- o
- a
- tap
- zip
- fox
- map
- zip
- a
- tub
- i
- a
- nut
- gem
- lip
- nut
- fox
- box
- pig
- bed
- pen
- net
- e
- lip
- bin
- dog
- pen
- pin
- leg
- leg
- bus
- bus
- e
- o
- e
- bat
- cap
- i
- e
- box
- bag
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