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 “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) fox (c) web
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) map (b) net (c) bug
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) van (b) log (c) sun
- 4.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) tap (b) red (c) lip
- 6.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) red (c) pan
- 7.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) six (c) run
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) hug (b) pan (c) zip
- 10.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) leg (b) box (c) cap
- 13.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) log (c) run
- 14.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bed (b) dot (c) hug
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) fox (b) bug (c) ten
- 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) map (c) bed
- 18.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) map (c) box
- 20.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 21.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) cup (b) dog (c) hat
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) fox (c) pen
- 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) zip (c) hen
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) hat (c) lip
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) lip (b) map (c) bug
- 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) net (b) lip (c) dot
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cup (b) leg (c) zip
- 29.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) ten (b) bat (c) lip
- 31.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 32.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 33.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 34.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) ten (b) cat (c) box
- 36.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 37.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) run (c) pig
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) pig (b) bus (c) log
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) sun (b) fox (c) hen
Answer key
- fox
- bug
- sun
- u
- lip
- pan
- e
- hen
- zip
- i
- u
- leg
- run
- a
- dot
- ten
- bed
- a
- map
- e
- a
- hat
- pen
- cat
- hat
- bug
- lip
- zip
- i
- ten
- e
- u
- a
- e
- box
- i
- o
- pig
- log
- sun
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