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 “six”? (a) pin (b) leg (c) bus
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) bin (c) box
- 3.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 4.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) sun (c) tap
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) gem (b) dog (c) six
- 7.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) pin (b) hat (c) web
- 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) run (b) pin (c) fox
- 10.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 11.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 12.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) log (b) pin (c) bat
- 14.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 15.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 16.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bed (b) bag (c) cup
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) box (c) cat
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) hen (b) fox (c) hat
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) bat (c) bin
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) net (b) box (c) tap
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) cap (c) pig
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) six (c) box
- 24.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) hat (c) bug
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) van (b) log (c) bus
- 27.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tub (c) net
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) dog (b) pig (c) rat
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) web
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) fox (b) net (c) hug
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) red (b) sun (c) fox
- 33.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) leg (c) six
- 34.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) fox (b) pan (c) bus
- 36.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) lip (b) net (c) cup
- 37.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) tap (c) lip
- 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) bin (b) cat (c) pen
Answer key
- pin
- bin
- u
- e
- sun
- dog
- e
- web
- run
- a
- i
- e
- bat
- i
- i
- a
- bag
- cat
- fox
- bat
- net
- cap
- hen
- o
- pen
- log
- e
- net
- rat
- cap
- hug
- fox
- nut
- u
- pan
- cup
- i
- tap
- o
- cat
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