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