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.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) lip (c) log
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) hen (c) sun
- 4.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) nut (c) pen
- 6.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) leg (c) dog
- 8.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) log (c) ten
- 10.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) ten (b) six (c) nut
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) hug (b) cat (c) bed
- 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) pen (c) box
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) fox (b) cat (c) pig
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) dot
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) hug (c) dot
- 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) net (c) rat
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) lip
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) can
- 20.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) nut (c) cat
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bug (c) six
- 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) net (c) fox
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) box (b) ten (c) map
- 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) pin (c) hen
- 26.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 27.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) log (c) net
- 29.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 30.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) can (b) pig (c) log
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) run (b) bin (c) fox
- 33.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bin (b) cup (c) hen
- 35.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) run (c) pen
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) web
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) bag (c) box
- 38.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bug (b) map (c) leg
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) ten (b) pig (c) cup
Answer key
- u
- nut
- hen
- a
- log
- a
- dog
- i
- ten
- a
- six
- cat
- box
- fox
- dot
- hug
- rat
- nut
- sun
- a
- red
- six
- fox
- map
- pin
- a
- e
- tap
- u
- a
- log
- bin
- u
- cup
- run
- tub
- cup
- u
- bug
- cup
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