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