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