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.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) can (c) hug
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) run (b) dot (c) cap
- 4.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 5.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) hug (c) bed
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bus (b) cat (c) log
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) zip (b) web (c) bus
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) red (b) log (c) cup
- 9.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) box (c) pen
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) web (b) pig (c) log
- 11.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 12.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) ten (b) bag (c) bin
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) map (b) pin (c) net
- 15.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) log (b) can (c) web
- 18.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hat (c) gem
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) log (c) red
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) van (b) pig (c) box
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) nut (b) bat (c) log
- 23.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hen (b) bin (c) cap
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) pan
- 26.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) zip (c) pan
- 28.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 29.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) hat
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) six (b) gem (c) cat
- 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) zip (c) net
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) tub (b) log (c) pig
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bus (c) bag
- 35.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 36.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pen (c) cat
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bat (b) run (c) dog
- 40.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
Answer key
- i
- can
- run
- i
- six
- log
- web
- cup
- box
- pig
- u
- o
- ten
- net
- a
- i
- web
- o
- gem
- bat
- box
- bat
- a
- bin
- pin
- o
- pan
- u
- e
- hat
- gem
- net
- pig
- fox
- a
- i
- u
- cat
- dog
- i
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