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