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 “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) sun (c) pin
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) pig (c) hen
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) lip (c) cup
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bin (b) fox (c) web
- 5.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 6.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) map (b) pen (c) lip
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) sun (b) six (c) fox
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) gem (c) bus
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) pig (c) cap
- 11.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) fox (b) gem (c) bin
- 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tub (b) dog (c) tap
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) run (b) lip (c) dog
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) can (b) six (c) log
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) can (b) log (c) bug
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) van (b) cup (c) dog
- 18.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 19.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bin (c) tap
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) pin (b) hen (c) fox
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bag (b) dot (c) cup
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) sun (b) map (c) pin
- 24.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) lip (b) bed (c) hug
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) nut (b) bag (c) bin
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) red (c) cup
- 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) leg (c) pin
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) lip (b) map (c) pen
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) zip (b) pen (c) cup
- 32.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 33.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 34.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 35.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) red (b) cap (c) dot
- 36.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) cap (c) six
- 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pan (b) leg (c) log
- 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) run (c) bag
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) tub (c) hat
Answer key
- sun
- hen
- rat
- fox
- e
- a
- lip
- six
- bat
- pen
- a
- gem
- dog
- lip
- six
- log
- dog
- e
- a
- bin
- hen
- bag
- map
- u
- hug
- bag
- i
- log
- pin
- pen
- cup
- e
- a
- u
- dot
- i
- cap
- leg
- run
- hat
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