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