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.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 2.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bug (b) cap (c) dot
- 4.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) six (c) ten
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) bat (b) lip (c) run
- 7.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 8.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) fox (b) rat (c) bus
- 10.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 11.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) web (b) van (c) pig
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) gem (b) six (c) hug
- 13.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) box (b) map (c) bus
- 15.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 16.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) pan (b) net (c) pig
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) map (c) web
- 19.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bus (c) tap
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) log (b) bed (c) bin
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) hug (c) bat
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dog (b) tap (c) bus
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) tub (b) bin (c) can
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) box (b) pig (c) tub
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) cap (b) red (c) six
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) net (c) lip
- 29.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bat (b) red (c) hug
- 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) run (c) hen
- 32.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) gem (c) dot
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) hug (b) rat (c) pig
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) tap (c) log
- 35.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) map (c) box
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bin (b) box (c) bug
- 38.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) fox (b) six (c) bed
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) ten (b) bug (c) rat
Answer key
- a
- a
- bug
- u
- cap
- bat
- u
- i
- bus
- e
- pig
- gem
- i
- bus
- e
- a
- net
- dog
- u
- bus
- bin
- six
- dog
- tub
- box
- red
- i
- tub
- e
- red
- hen
- dot
- pig
- log
- e
- red
- box
- e
- six
- rat
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