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) i (b) a (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hen (b) nut (c) box
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) dog (c) bug
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) dot (c) gem
- 5.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 6.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) box (c) pig
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) gem (c) bag
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) lip (b) run (c) dog
- 10.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) cup (b) bin (c) bag
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) bin (b) fox (c) can
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) six (b) web (c) box
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) sun (c) cat
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) tub (b) fox (c) bed
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) hat (c) bed
- 17.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bat (c) web
- 19.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) lip (c) nut
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) cap (c) hug
- 22.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) web (c) pig
- 24.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) tub (b) dot (c) six
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bus (c) box
- 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) log (c) map
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) sun (b) dog (c) can
- 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) tap (c) gem
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) dog (b) lip (c) bus
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) log (b) pan (c) zip
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) bed
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) run (c) bat
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) log (c) ten
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pan (b) leg (c) six
- 36.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 37.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pan (b) log (c) bin
- 39.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 40.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
Answer key
- u
- nut
- bug
- gem
- a
- e
- cup
- bag
- run
- i
- cup
- can
- box
- cat
- tub
- hat
- e
- bat
- e
- lip
- cap
- a
- web
- e
- dot
- box
- pin
- sun
- bin
- bus
- zip
- dog
- net
- log
- six
- o
- a
- log
- i
- u
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