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