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 “zip”? (a) bat (b) pin (c) log
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hat (b) nut (c) bin
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bag (b) hen (c) dot
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) gem (c) pin
- 5.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 6.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 7.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) bed (c) bin
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) cat (c) red
- 10.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pin (c) rat
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) hen (b) dog (c) rat
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) van (c) hen
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) box (b) bin (c) hen
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) rat (b) dot (c) gem
- 15.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cat (b) lip (c) bug
- 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) zip (c) map
- 18.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) lip (b) tub (c) hat
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) map (c) bed
- 21.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 22.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bag (b) pin (c) dot
- 24.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) web
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) red (b) cup (c) pig
- 27.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 28.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 29.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 30.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pin (b) leg (c) nut
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) rat (b) lip (c) hug
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bat (b) lip (c) fox
- 34.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 35.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 36.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 37.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) fox (c) pen
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) can (c) bin
- 40.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
Answer key
- pin
- bin
- dot
- tap
- a
- u
- e
- cat
- red
- rat
- hen
- hen
- box
- rat
- u
- lip
- bed
- i
- hat
- map
- a
- e
- pin
- a
- cap
- cup
- e
- a
- i
- u
- pin
- lip
- fox
- a
- e
- a
- e
- cap
- can
- a
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