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