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