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.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 2.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) hen (b) zip (c) fox
- 4.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) tub (c) tap
- 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hug (b) hat (c) pig
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dot (b) zip (c) sun
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) gem (c) bin
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pen (b) lip (c) hug
- 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) hug (c) bin
- 11.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bug (b) lip (c) pan
- 13.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 14.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pen (c) tap
- 16.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hat (b) ten (c) zip
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bus (b) ten (c) map
- 19.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tub (b) bed (c) fox
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) cat (b) red (c) fox
- 22.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bin (c) run
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) bug (b) tap (c) lip
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bug (b) dot (c) red
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bug (c) red
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) log (b) map (c) web
- 28.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bat (c) hug
- 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cat (b) dot (c) pen
- 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) van (c) log
- 32.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) leg (b) log (c) six
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) leg (c) pig
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) red (c) bug
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) rat (c) web
- 37.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 38.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 40.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
Answer key
- u
- a
- zip
- u
- tap
- pig
- zip
- gem
- lip
- hug
- e
- pan
- e
- u
- pen
- i
- zip
- bus
- a
- fox
- cat
- u
- bin
- tap
- dot
- hat
- web
- a
- pin
- dot
- ten
- a
- leg
- leg
- red
- rat
- u
- a
- o
- e
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