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