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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pen (b) cat (c) log
- 3.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) gem (b) map (c) sun
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dot (b) bus (c) map
- 6.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 7.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bug (c) dot
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) hen (c) pan
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) hen (c) bus
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bag (b) run (c) box
- 12.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) map (c) sun
- 13.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) van (b) ten (c) bug
- 15.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) run (b) log (c) cat
- 17.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) tub (c) rat
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) bin (c) can
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) van (c) box
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) ten (b) dot (c) run
- 22.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) dog (b) nut (c) zip
- 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hen (c) dog
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) pen
- 26.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) rat (b) hen (c) pig
- 28.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 29.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pen (c) bin
- 30.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) map (c) six
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) bin (b) tap (c) net
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pig (c) bat
- 34.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) pen (b) hat (c) bin
- 36.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 37.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) map (b) pig (c) cup
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) hug (c) pen
- 40.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
Answer key
- e
- log
- i
- map
- dot
- a
- a
- dot
- pan
- hen
- box
- dog
- u
- bug
- e
- run
- a
- rat
- leg
- box
- dot
- e
- nut
- pin
- pen
- o
- hen
- e
- pen
- a
- six
- net
- bat
- e
- hat
- o
- a
- cup
- box
- i
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