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