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) pen (b) hat (c) run
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) gem (b) dog (c) pig
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) nut (c) web
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bin (b) sun (c) rat
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) net (b) dog (c) map
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) dot (b) cup (c) bin
- 7.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 8.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) ten (b) pig (c) fox
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) pan (c) box
- 11.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 12.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) ten (b) cup (c) dog
- 14.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) tub (c) zip
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) tub (c) red
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) fox (b) six (c) web
- 18.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pen (b) dog (c) pin
- 20.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) pin (c) red
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) bat (b) box (c) web
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bin (b) dog (c) bus
- 23.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 24.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bug (b) pen (c) log
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) six (b) hen (c) bag
- 27.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) bin (c) can
- 28.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 29.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 30.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) lip (c) bag
- 32.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pig (c) ten
- 34.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bug (b) map (c) pin
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) web (b) can (c) hug
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) log (c) sun
- 38.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) hat (c) bug
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) cup (b) hat (c) dog
Answer key
- pen
- pig
- box
- sun
- dog
- dot
- u
- i
- fox
- pig
- i
- a
- cup
- i
- zip
- tub
- web
- e
- pin
- red
- bat
- bin
- e
- u
- log
- hen
- gem
- u
- e
- a
- bag
- i
- ten
- e
- pin
- web
- sun
- u
- fox
- hat
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