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) can (b) hug (c) gem
- 2.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 3.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bus (b) map (c) ten
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) map (b) ten (c) pin
- 6.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) leg (c) rat
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) map (c) lip
- 9.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 10.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 11.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) hug (b) ten (c) log
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) leg (b) dot (c) bat
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bug (b) web (c) dog
- 15.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) ten (c) bug
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) red (b) bus (c) map
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) hat (b) gem (c) pin
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) cat (c) sun
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) run (c) net
- 21.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) cap (b) hug (c) log
- 23.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 24.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 25.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) cup (c) pig
- 27.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) fox (b) tub (c) lip
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) hat (c) zip
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) nut (b) rat (c) log
- 31.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) six (b) sun (c) box
- 33.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) box (b) pig (c) bug
- 35.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pan (b) leg (c) six
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) tap (b) bug (c) leg
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) box (c) pin
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) dot (b) pan (c) run
- 40.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
Answer key
- gem
- i
- u
- ten
- pin
- a
- log
- map
- i
- o
- e
- ten
- leg
- bug
- i
- dot
- map
- hat
- six
- run
- e
- cap
- o
- a
- e
- cup
- i
- lip
- hat
- rat
- e
- six
- u
- pig
- i
- six
- bug
- bus
- pan
- a
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