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.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) gem (c) box
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bin (c) tap
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) log (b) sun (c) lip
- 6.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 7.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bus (c) cat
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) hat (b) fox (c) zip
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) six (c) cat
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bin (b) red (c) bug
- 12.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) leg (c) pan
- 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) sun (c) six
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) log (b) hat (c) sun
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bin (b) ten (c) van
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) hat (b) sun (c) web
- 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) dog (c) tub
- 19.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) zip (c) run
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bug (b) rat (c) log
- 22.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) lip (b) fox (c) van
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) web (b) van (c) six
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pen (c) bag
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) web (c) cap
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bin (b) ten (c) sun
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) tap (c) bus
- 29.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) red (b) bag (c) cup
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) pen (b) rat (c) box
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) six (b) gem (c) dog
- 33.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) log (c) pen
- 34.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 35.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) red (b) dot (c) rat
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) run (b) tap (c) box
- 37.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cup (b) pig (c) dog
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) cap (b) hen (c) run
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bag (c) hen
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) dog (b) bus (c) map
Answer key
- e
- box
- e
- bin
- lip
- u
- i
- cat
- hat
- six
- bug
- a
- leg
- sun
- sun
- van
- sun
- tub
- e
- zip
- log
- a
- lip
- six
- bag
- cap
- ten
- ten
- i
- cup
- pen
- dog
- pin
- u
- dot
- box
- dog
- run
- hen
- map
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