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