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.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) map (b) hug (c) fox
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) tap (b) log (c) pig
- 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) cup (c) six
- 5.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 6.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) six (b) hug (c) dog
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) log (c) hat
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) dot (b) cat (c) leg
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bed (c) cap
- 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bus (c) web
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) cap (b) log (c) bus
- 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) van (c) pig
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) tub (c) dot
- 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) log (c) van
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dot (b) pen (c) pin
- 18.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 19.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) dog (b) pan (c) bed
- 21.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cap (c) nut
- 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) sun (b) dog (c) pan
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) web (c) map
- 24.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 25.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) map (b) tub (c) box
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) box (b) pen (c) hat
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) sun (b) net (c) pin
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) log (b) cat (c) hen
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) bus
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) van (b) tub (c) zip
- 32.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 33.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) cap (b) net (c) pig
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) net (c) cap
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) red (c) box
- 37.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 38.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bin (c) hug
- 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) red (c) dot
Answer key
- o
- fox
- pig
- six
- i
- e
- dog
- hat
- cat
- bed
- web
- bus
- o
- pig
- dot
- log
- pin
- o
- o
- bed
- nut
- dog
- map
- a
- a
- map
- hat
- net
- hen
- pin
- zip
- i
- e
- net
- net
- box
- a
- e
- bin
- red
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