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