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.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) bin (c) red
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pin (b) rat (c) pen
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bin (c) pen
- 5.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) ten (c) box
- 7.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) box (c) bed
- 8.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 9.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 10.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) red (b) six (c) dog
- 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) can (b) bin (c) cup
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pan (b) tub (c) lip
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) hug (b) hat (c) net
- 15.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dot (b) hen (c) hat
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) pen (c) pig
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) sun (c) cap
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) cap (b) dog (c) red
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) leg (c) log
- 21.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) run
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) bag
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bin (b) map (c) log
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) fox (c) tap
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) hug (b) six (c) pan
- 27.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) ten (c) pan
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) log (b) cup (c) leg
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) zip (b) map (c) cup
- 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) rat (c) hug
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) cup (b) bat (c) fox
- 32.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) dot (b) sun (c) six
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) run (b) can (c) pen
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) fox (b) gem (c) bat
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bus (c) box
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) run (b) red (c) cat
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) sun (c) lip
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) bed (b) cap (c) fox
- 40.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) can (b) log (c) six
Answer key
- e
- van
- pen
- pen
- u
- bin
- bed
- a
- a
- dog
- u
- cup
- lip
- net
- i
- dot
- hug
- cap
- red
- bus
- a
- run
- bag
- bin
- tap
- hug
- ten
- log
- map
- rat
- cup
- e
- sun
- can
- bat
- box
- cat
- sun
- cap
- six
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