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.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) dog (c) pin
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) pen (c) cap
- 3.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) ten (c) fox
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) dot (c) cat
- 6.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 7.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 8.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) cup (b) six (c) van
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) pig (b) rat (c) nut
- 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) six (c) leg
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) cup (b) map (c) dog
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) log (b) bed (c) bus
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) bin (b) can (c) tub
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bin (b) net (c) sun
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) dog (c) tap
- 17.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) nut (b) hen (c) hat
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cap (b) dog (c) ten
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) log (c) can
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) lip (b) log (c) cup
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) leg (b) pin (c) dot
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) rat (b) fox (c) tub
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) run (b) hen (c) dot
- 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) cup (c) zip
- 26.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 27.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) run (c) rat
- 29.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) cup (c) lip
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) tap (c) bus
- 32.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) dot (b) tap (c) cup
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) bat (c) pen
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) cap (b) nut (c) box
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) red (b) map (c) dog
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) can (b) sun (c) lip
- 38.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pan
- 40.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
Answer key
- dog
- box
- a
- hat
- red
- a
- i
- u
- van
- nut
- fox
- cup
- log
- can
- net
- tap
- o
- hat
- ten
- log
- cup
- pin
- fox
- run
- cup
- i
- e
- run
- e
- lip
- bus
- i
- cup
- pen
- box
- red
- lip
- u
- pan
- o
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