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