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