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