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