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.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 2.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) tub (c) can
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) cup
- 5.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bed (b) six (c) hug
- 7.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) rat (b) dot (c) lip
- 9.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) cap (b) hug (c) fox
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) pin (b) van (c) sun
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) box (b) pig (c) nut
- 13.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) dog (c) bat
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) gem (c) rat
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bat (b) leg (c) bug
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) pin (c) cup
- 18.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) lip
- 20.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) zip (b) map (c) hug
- 22.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) lip (c) hug
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) dot (b) pen (c) pig
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) bus (c) can
- 26.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) net (b) can (c) sun
- 28.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 29.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cup (b) cat (c) log
- 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pan (b) dot (c) bed
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) dog (c) sun
- 32.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) bin
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) hug (c) tap
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) box (b) can (c) lip
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) box (b) run (c) bat
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 38.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) sun (c) six
- 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) zip (c) net
Answer key
- u
- e
- dog
- cup
- i
- bed
- i
- rat
- a
- cap
- van
- box
- e
- bat
- gem
- leg
- fox
- u
- lip
- e
- hug
- o
- van
- pig
- web
- o
- can
- u
- log
- dot
- sun
- i
- ten
- tap
- can
- bat
- u
- u
- pen
- net
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