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.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) cap (c) net
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) hen (b) dot (c) van
- 4.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 5.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) cup (c) net
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) lip (b) bag (c) cup
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) map (b) zip (c) bus
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) fox (c) rat
- 10.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 11.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) sun (b) dog (c) lip
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) ten (b) bus (c) box
- 14.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 15.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bag (b) bus (c) fox
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) sun (c) leg
- 17.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) cat (b) dog (c) pig
- 19.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 20.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 21.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bed (b) zip (c) box
- 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) box (c) nut
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) pig (b) sun (c) dog
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) nut (b) hat (c) gem
- 26.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) hen (b) sun (c) bin
- 28.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) fox (b) bin (c) van
- 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tap (b) red (c) cup
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) pig (b) net (c) bug
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) log (c) van
- 33.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) van (b) dog (c) six
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hen (b) dog (c) pig
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) nut (b) log (c) cat
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) cap (c) log
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) lip (c) tub
- 39.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 40.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
Answer key
- a
- lip
- dot
- u
- a
- net
- bag
- map
- rat
- i
- i
- lip
- box
- a
- bus
- leg
- e
- pig
- a
- i
- a
- box
- box
- sun
- gem
- a
- hen
- i
- bin
- cup
- bug
- van
- e
- six
- pig
- cat
- cap
- pan
- i
- o
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