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