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