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