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) a (b) i (c) e
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) dot (c) can
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) bed (c) bus
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) fox (b) hen (c) tap
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bug (c) pen
- 6.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hat (b) pig (c) run
- 7.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bat (b) red (c) bug
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bed (b) dot (c) bat
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) zip (c) hug
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) six (c) bed
- 11.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) fox
- 13.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) lip (c) bug
- 15.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bin (c) map
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) van (b) bin (c) dog
- 19.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) rat (b) dog (c) bus
- 21.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 22.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 23.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 24.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) gem (c) fox
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) box (c) pen
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) zip (b) can (c) gem
- 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) cup (c) pin
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) pen (b) dot (c) van
- 30.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 31.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) dog (b) bug (c) can
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) lip (c) hug
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) hat (c) pig
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) web (b) dot (c) lip
- 36.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) nut (b) leg (c) cap
- 38.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bag (c) dot
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) fox (b) tap (c) pin
Answer key
- i
- can
- bus
- tap
- fox
- run
- red
- dot
- ten
- six
- i
- bus
- e
- bug
- u
- e
- bin
- dog
- e
- rat
- a
- a
- a
- i
- gem
- pen
- can
- cup
- dot
- u
- e
- bug
- cap
- pig
- lip
- a
- nut
- e
- bag
- tap
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