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