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