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