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