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