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) i (b) a (c) e
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) hug (c) gem
- 3.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) pig (b) red (c) dog
- 5.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bug (b) fox (c) hen
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) box (b) can (c) tub
- 8.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) sun (c) dog
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) tap (b) dot (c) sun
- 11.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tub (b) web (c) lip
- 13.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 14.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) tub (b) can (c) pig
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) leg (b) cat (c) bin
- 17.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) dot (c) hug
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) gem (c) lip
- 20.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bin (b) pen (c) bag
- 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) rat (c) pen
- 23.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) red (c) pin
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) log (b) run (c) hen
- 26.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 27.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) red (b) box (c) bin
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) run (b) red (c) bin
- 30.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 31.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 32.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) map
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bat (c) bug
- 35.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) tub (c) net
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) hen (b) log (c) run
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) sun (c) bin
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) six (b) can (c) web
- 40.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
Answer key
- a
- gem
- i
- dog
- o
- fox
- can
- i
- red
- tap
- o
- web
- o
- a
- can
- bin
- u
- hug
- lip
- e
- bin
- pen
- a
- dot
- run
- a
- u
- bin
- bin
- o
- u
- a
- zip
- bug
- a
- net
- log
- sun
- can
- u
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