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