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.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) dog
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bat (b) tub (c) six
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) cat (b) hen (c) zip
- 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pin (c) bat
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) gem (c) pig
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) dog (b) zip (c) nut
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) sun (c) bag
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bug (b) tap (c) dog
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pen (b) six (c) box
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bag (b) red (c) box
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) gem (c) bin
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hen (b) rat (c) dot
- 16.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hen (b) pig (c) dog
- 18.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) log (b) bed (c) bin
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) hug (b) cat (c) dog
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) bug (c) map
- 22.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 23.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) cup
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dot (b) rat (c) cup
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) zip (c) red
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 28.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) gem (b) cap (c) tub
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) dot
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) pig (b) rat (c) log
- 32.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) six (c) run
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) cap (b) bug (c) fox
- 34.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 35.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) box (b) map (c) pig
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bug (b) hat (c) ten
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) bin
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) cat (b) sun (c) lip
- 40.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pin (c) hen
Answer key
- a
- u
- e
- pin
- tub
- hen
- tub
- pig
- nut
- six
- bug
- box
- red
- gem
- dot
- i
- dog
- a
- log
- hug
- map
- u
- o
- pan
- rat
- bag
- i
- a
- cap
- leg
- rat
- run
- cap
- u
- u
- map
- hat
- bin
- sun
- pin
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