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) a (b) i (c) u
- 2.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bin (b) fox (c) tap
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) map (b) box (c) hug
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) can (b) bug (c) ten
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) ten
- 7.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) dog (c) bag
- 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tap (b) tub (c) net
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) tub (c) pig
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) hug (b) six (c) cat
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) cat (c) log
- 14.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hen (b) box (c) pan
- 15.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bed (b) tap (c) bin
- 17.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 18.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) log (b) cup (c) pig
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) map (b) box (c) run
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) lip (c) map
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) gem (b) cat (c) dot
- 23.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pin (b) nut (c) hat
- 25.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) net (b) log (c) six
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) fox (b) pig (c) run
- 28.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) lip (c) hug
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) gem (c) nut
- 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bat (c) dog
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) can (b) web (c) bin
- 33.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bed (b) pin (c) fox
- 35.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) can (b) zip (c) leg
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) can (b) red (c) hug
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) bin (c) nut
- 39.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) fox (c) rat
Answer key
- a
- e
- bin
- box
- bug
- zip
- u
- pig
- tub
- pen
- u
- hug
- ten
- box
- i
- bed
- e
- a
- cup
- run
- hen
- dot
- a
- nut
- o
- log
- run
- e
- hug
- gem
- dog
- web
- i
- pin
- o
- zip
- hug
- cap
- e
- rat
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