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