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