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