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