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