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 “i” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bin (c) hat
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) cat (c) fox
- 3.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) six (c) dot
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) zip (c) bat
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bin (b) net (c) tub
- 7.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 8.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) run (b) pan (c) box
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) ten (b) bag (c) dot
- 11.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pen (b) box (c) bat
- 13.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 14.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) leg (b) box (c) tap
- 15.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) bag (c) run
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) tap (c) dot
- 18.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) net (c) dog
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) net (b) six (c) run
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) lip (b) bed (c) bus
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) six (b) run (c) dot
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) pin (c) box
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bed (c) dog
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) tub (b) hat (c) hen
- 25.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 26.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 27.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 28.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 29.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 30.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) lip (b) run (c) fox
- 32.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) cup (b) zip (c) can
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) web (b) tap (c) bin
- 35.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) cap (b) pig (c) gem
- 37.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) hen (c) bus
- 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) pig (c) tub
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bus (b) net (c) log
Answer key
- bin
- gem
- i
- can
- bat
- net
- u
- a
- pan
- bag
- a
- pen
- a
- box
- e
- run
- six
- net
- net
- bed
- run
- map
- hat
- hen
- a
- u
- a
- a
- u
- o
- fox
- i
- zip
- tap
- e
- gem
- o
- hen
- tub
- log
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