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 same middle sound as “pan”? (a) bag (b) dot (c) bed
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bin (b) log (c) ten
- 3.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) hen (c) map
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pin (b) tub (c) net
- 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) rat (c) sun
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) box (b) bat (c) six
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) cap (c) dog
- 9.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) cat (b) web (c) box
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) net (b) bus (c) tap
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) ten (b) pig (c) bag
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) red (b) log (c) pin
- 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bus (c) dot
- 15.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bed (c) log
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) map (b) dog (c) red
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) dog (b) bat (c) hen
- 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) fox (c) hat
- 20.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 21.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) hug (b) pin (c) fox
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) red (b) cap (c) bus
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) net (b) bug (c) rat
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) tub (c) ten
- 26.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) rat (c) sun
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) fox (b) bus (c) web
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) leg (b) fox (c) pig
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) red (b) bug (c) box
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) lip (b) nut (c) fox
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bus (c) bin
- 33.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) bin (c) bus
- 34.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) box
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) pen (b) tap (c) six
- 37.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) ten (b) dot (c) cat
- 38.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 39.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) cup (b) pen (c) pin
Answer key
- bag
- ten
- u
- map
- pin
- web
- six
- dog
- a
- cat
- bus
- bag
- red
- pig
- a
- bed
- dog
- hen
- fox
- i
- u
- fox
- red
- net
- ten
- u
- rat
- web
- pig
- box
- nut
- hat
- bin
- u
- bin
- tap
- dot
- e
- e
- pen
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