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