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