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