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 _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bed (c) cat
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) lip (c) dot
- 4.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) run (c) cap
- 5.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) pig (c) sun
- 6.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pen (b) lip (c) dot
- 8.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) zip (c) gem
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) map (b) box (c) ten
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) pig (b) hen (c) nut
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) can (b) bed (c) cup
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) box (c) tap
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bug (b) can (c) dog
- 14.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 15.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) net (b) pig (c) dog
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) six (c) web
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bin (b) bat (c) dot
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) pen (b) sun (c) lip
- 20.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) pig (b) tap (c) run
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bus (c) dog
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) van (b) dog (c) cup
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) van (b) six (c) dog
- 25.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) pin (c) pen
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) tub (b) pin (c) rat
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) pan
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) leg (b) bus (c) log
- 30.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 31.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) tub (b) fox (c) rat
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) web (b) van (c) cup
- 34.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) pin (b) tub (c) van
- 36.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) zip (c) bug
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) hen (b) sun (c) fox
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) map (b) web (c) six
- 40.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
Answer key
- a
- cat
- ten
- run
- pig
- u
- dot
- bug
- ten
- hen
- can
- bus
- bug
- u
- a
- net
- six
- bin
- sun
- a
- run
- hat
- cup
- dog
- a
- pen
- tub
- dog
- bus
- a
- e
- fox
- van
- i
- tub
- o
- zip
- hen
- map
- a
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