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