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