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.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) sun (b) log (c) six
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) fox (c) web
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bin (b) leg (c) dog
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) dot (b) cup (c) bin
- 6.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) dot (b) nut (c) red
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) net (b) run (c) box
- 9.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 10.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 12.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 13.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 14.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) dot (b) pen (c) tub
- 16.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bag (c) pig
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) net (b) rat (c) tub
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) run (b) can (c) zip
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) run (b) pin (c) log
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) hug (c) hen
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) net (b) fox (c) sun
- 23.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 24.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) run (b) dot (c) bin
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) log (b) bin (c) net
- 26.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) box (b) bin (c) cat
- 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) six (c) bug
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bat (b) hug (c) box
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) cap (b) fox (c) bus
- 31.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 32.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) tub (c) bat
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) box (c) nut
- 34.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) van
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) tub (b) cap (c) zip
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) six (b) hat (c) ten
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) hen
- 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bug (c) bed
- 40.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) nut (c) fox
Answer key
- a
- six
- web
- leg
- cup
- i
- red
- box
- a
- a
- u
- a
- i
- o
- pen
- u
- pig
- rat
- can
- run
- hen
- sun
- o
- run
- log
- a
- cat
- six
- box
- cap
- o
- tub
- ten
- e
- pig
- zip
- ten
- tap
- bug
- fox
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