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.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hen (c) bat
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bin (c) bat
- 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) lip (c) pen
- 5.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) six (c) can
- 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bat (b) fox (c) lip
- 7.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bin (b) hat (c) web
- 9.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bat (b) dot (c) tub
- 11.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 12.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 13.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cat (b) tub (c) box
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) pig (b) run (c) bed
- 16.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) rat (c) tub
- 18.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) nut (b) bin (c) log
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) pig (b) cat (c) dog
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bed (c) van
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) hat (b) net (c) fox
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dog (b) six (c) rat
- 24.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 25.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 26.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 27.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) net (c) pin
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) rat (b) pig (c) ten
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) six (b) fox (c) red
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) nut (b) bin (c) web
- 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) nut (b) pig (c) fox
- 33.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hen (b) six (c) run
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) bus
- 35.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pig (b) hen (c) sun
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) six (b) box (c) van
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bag (b) box (c) pin
- 39.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 40.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
Answer key
- a
- hen
- bus
- lip
- six
- fox
- u
- web
- i
- dot
- i
- e
- e
- tub
- bed
- e
- tub
- a
- log
- cat
- van
- fox
- dog
- u
- o
- o
- u
- dot
- ten
- red
- bin
- pig
- run
- lip
- e
- pig
- box
- box
- u
- e
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