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