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