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