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