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 _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) pan (c) log
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) tub (c) van
- 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) sun (b) box (c) hen
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) pan (b) bus (c) gem
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) bed (c) bat
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) hen (c) log
- 8.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pen (c) cat
- 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) ten (c) hug
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) nut (b) dog (c) red
- 12.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) lip (c) dog
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pin (b) log (c) leg
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) sun (b) map (c) hen
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) dog (b) bat (c) pig
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) six (b) hat (c) cup
- 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) tub (c) pig
- 19.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) map
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) hat (c) sun
- 22.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) zip (c) run
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) fox (b) gem (c) bag
- 25.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 26.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) cap (b) sun (c) pin
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) ten (b) six (c) tap
- 29.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 30.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) dog (b) bug (c) red
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) six (b) box (c) tub
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) pan (c) pin
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bin (c) fox
- 35.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) hug (b) tap (c) log
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) nut (b) lip (c) fox
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) web (b) pan (c) log
- 39.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 40.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
Answer key
- u
- log
- red
- box
- bus
- dog
- six
- o
- pen
- hug
- nut
- o
- lip
- log
- hen
- pig
- hat
- tub
- e
- pig
- hat
- i
- hen
- bag
- e
- u
- cap
- six
- a
- a
- bug
- tub
- pan
- bin
- a
- hug
- lip
- web
- a
- e
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