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