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.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) van (b) log (c) nut
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) nut (c) hen
- 4.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bed (c) nut
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dog (b) can (c) hen
- 7.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) gem (c) box
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) hen (b) lip (c) tap
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) net (b) pig (c) tub
- 11.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pen (c) six
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) dog (b) lip (c) bat
- 14.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pan (b) run (c) net
- 16.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 17.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) lip (b) cup (c) tap
- 19.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) red (b) log (c) bag
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) zip (c) gem
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) bat
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) web (c) run
- 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) dot (c) pen
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pig (c) map
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pig (b) box (c) cap
- 27.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) sun (c) cat
- 29.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 30.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hat (b) gem (c) lip
- 31.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) bus (c) pin
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) lip (b) sun (c) map
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) dot (c) pen
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) dot (c) hat
- 35.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) zip (b) log (c) pan
- 37.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) nut (b) six (c) red
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) dog (b) bag (c) bus
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) cat (c) box
Answer key
- u
- nut
- map
- o
- fox
- dog
- a
- box
- hen
- tub
- a
- six
- lip
- i
- net
- o
- e
- tap
- e
- log
- gem
- bin
- web
- dot
- dog
- cap
- a
- sun
- o
- lip
- pin
- map
- pen
- hat
- i
- pan
- a
- red
- bus
- cat
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