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