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 “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pin (c) dog
- 2.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 4.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) box (c) run
- 6.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) zip (b) hat (c) run
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) map (b) run (c) dog
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) dot (b) sun (c) lip
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) six (b) sun (c) hat
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) lip (b) pen (c) bat
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) can (b) nut (c) hen
- 13.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) fox (c) cup
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) box (c) tap
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) ten (c) dog
- 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) hug (c) lip
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) hen (b) sun (c) hat
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) zip (c) run
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) fox (c) six
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) lip (b) gem (c) bat
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) log (b) pen (c) lip
- 24.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 25.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 26.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) bin (c) gem
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) log (c) map
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) pin (b) red (c) nut
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) run (b) fox (c) pig
- 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) bin (c) tap
- 31.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 32.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bug (b) dog (c) cap
- 34.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) cat (b) pin (c) leg
- 36.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bug (b) dog (c) gem
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) sun (c) pin
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) hen (c) rat
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) hen (b) bag (c) lip
Answer key
- pin
- i
- e
- e
- pen
- a
- zip
- dog
- sun
- sun
- pen
- nut
- u
- pig
- box
- ten
- dog
- sun
- cap
- u
- pan
- lip
- lip
- i
- a
- bin
- map
- nut
- pig
- tap
- o
- u
- bug
- a
- leg
- e
- bug
- sun
- hen
- lip
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