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 _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 2.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) leg (c) pin
- 4.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 5.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 6.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 7.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bus (c) pen
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) cap (b) bus (c) ten
- 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) pin (c) run
- 11.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) nut (c) fox
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) box (b) pan (c) six
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) rat (c) bed
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) dog (b) red (c) pin
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) log (b) run (c) tap
- 17.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) bug (c) fox
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) ten (b) fox (c) bag
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) hug (c) pin
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) can (b) run (c) dog
- 23.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bug (c) can
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) red (b) cat (c) pig
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) hug (b) bat (c) zip
- 26.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bus (b) fox (c) bin
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) fox (b) pen (c) rat
- 29.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 30.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) tub (b) pig (c) leg
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) tap
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tub (b) net (c) bin
- 34.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) map (c) ten
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) bin
- 37.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pin (b) ten (c) bag
- 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pen (b) zip (c) pan
- 40.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
Answer key
- e
- a
- pin
- u
- e
- a
- i
- pig
- ten
- run
- a
- hat
- six
- rat
- pin
- log
- o
- cat
- ten
- u
- van
- can
- bug
- red
- zip
- o
- fox
- pen
- i
- u
- pig
- bug
- net
- o
- map
- bin
- i
- pin
- zip
- u
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