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