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