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.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) tap (c) fox
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) fox (b) hat (c) bus
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) fox (c) sun
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) van (c) pig
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) hug (b) dog (c) pan
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) sun (b) bag (c) pig
- 7.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) van (c) pin
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bag (b) net (c) six
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) can (c) pin
- 11.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 12.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) web (b) dog (c) pig
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bed (b) hat (c) bin
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) run (b) gem (c) log
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) pin (b) ten (c) bag
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) sun (b) rat (c) six
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) leg (b) fox (c) bat
- 19.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 21.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 22.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) zip (c) bat
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) ten (b) bug (c) cap
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) six (c) box
- 26.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) map (b) pen (c) log
- 28.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) six (b) cup (c) hat
- 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) bed (c) cup
- 31.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 32.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) lip (c) log
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) web (c) can
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bug (c) net
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bat (b) box (c) net
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) red (b) hat (c) box
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hen (b) fox (c) lip
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) dog (b) bed (c) pig
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) bag (b) run (c) hen
Answer key
- ten
- bus
- sun
- van
- pan
- bag
- u
- pin
- net
- gem
- u
- e
- pig
- hat
- gem
- bag
- six
- bat
- i
- u
- e
- e
- fox
- cap
- leg
- u
- log
- a
- six
- cup
- a
- i
- pen
- dog
- bin
- bat
- red
- lip
- pig
- bag
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