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 “leg”? (a) pin (b) van (c) pen
- 2.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 3.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 4.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cap (b) log (c) bed
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) pig (b) ten (c) bag
- 7.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) cat (c) tub
- 9.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 10.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 11.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) dot (b) six (c) bug
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) red (b) dot (c) lip
- 14.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) log (b) bag (c) ten
- 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) pan (c) bug
- 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bed (c) hat
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) dog (b) tub (c) pig
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pan (c) pig
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) lip (b) map (c) fox
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) tap (c) log
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) bed (c) lip
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) tub (b) pen (c) tap
- 24.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) lip (b) dog (c) hug
- 26.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 27.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hen (b) rat (c) dog
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) six (b) web (c) sun
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) hug (b) pan (c) net
- 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) dog (c) map
- 31.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) tub (b) log (c) pin
- 33.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bug (b) leg (c) lip
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) zip (c) ten
- 36.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tap (b) ten (c) sun
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) van (b) box (c) pin
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) fox (b) net (c) zip
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) rat (b) bed (c) zip
Answer key
- pen
- e
- u
- u
- bed
- bag
- a
- cat
- u
- i
- i
- bug
- lip
- a
- ten
- pig
- hat
- tub
- pan
- fox
- hen
- lip
- tub
- e
- hug
- i
- dog
- sun
- net
- map
- e
- tub
- a
- leg
- ten
- sun
- u
- box
- net
- rat
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