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