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