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) nut (b) tap (c) ten
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) gem (b) log (c) lip
- 3.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 4.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 5.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 6.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 7.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 8.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) sun (b) cap (c) log
- 10.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) box (b) six (c) cat
- 12.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 13.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) net (c) dog
- 15.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 16.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 17.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 18.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) log (c) pin
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) gem (b) zip (c) dot
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) leg
- 21.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tap (b) tub (c) dot
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bug (c) van
- 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) leg (c) box
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) ten (b) tap (c) zip
- 26.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) six (c) bat
- 28.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) bed (c) cup
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hen (b) pig (c) tap
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) pin (b) fox (c) bat
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) gem (b) bug (c) cat
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pin (b) box (c) gem
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) ten (c) sun
- 35.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) zip (c) red
- 36.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pig (b) log (c) cap
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) leg (b) fox (c) zip
- 39.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 40.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
Answer key
- tap
- lip
- u
- u
- a
- i
- i
- e
- cap
- i
- six
- i
- a
- net
- u
- a
- o
- leg
- zip
- bug
- tub
- o
- van
- box
- ten
- e
- bat
- a
- six
- hen
- bat
- gem
- pin
- pig
- dog
- a
- pig
- fox
- u
- e
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