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