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