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.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) dog (b) tub (c) bed
- 3.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) dog (b) hat (c) bin
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) rat (c) leg
- 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) dot (c) ten
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) zip (b) bus (c) box
- 8.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) web (c) hug
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) pan (c) dog
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) sun (b) van (c) bed
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) six (b) cap (c) net
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) gem (b) hat (c) zip
- 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) zip (c) bed
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) pin (c) red
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) leg (c) hat
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) nut
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) tub (c) leg
- 19.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pig (b) fox (c) van
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) box
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bag (b) cup (c) box
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) box (c) zip
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pen (b) lip (c) cap
- 25.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 26.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) can (c) lip
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) net (b) bat (c) six
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) cup (b) gem (c) dot
- 29.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bed (b) lip (c) tap
- 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) dog (c) net
- 32.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) box (b) cup (c) net
- 34.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dot (b) hug (c) tap
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bag (b) fox (c) hen
- 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) tap (c) leg
- 38.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) gem (b) bin (c) van
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) dog (b) bus (c) can
Answer key
- e
- tub
- a
- bin
- leg
- dot
- zip
- i
- hug
- web
- bed
- cap
- zip
- cup
- log
- hat
- zip
- tap
- e
- pig
- box
- bag
- net
- pen
- a
- lip
- bat
- dot
- e
- tap
- dog
- u
- cup
- e
- tap
- hen
- pig
- a
- bin
- can
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