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