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