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