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