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) red (b) nut (c) zip
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) hat (b) box (c) tub
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) pen (c) pig
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) lip (c) tap
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) ten (b) run (c) log
- 6.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) six (b) bat (c) hen
- 8.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 9.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) rat (b) six (c) gem
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) gem (b) bat (c) bug
- 12.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 13.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 14.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 15.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 16.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pig (c) bed
- 18.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) rat (b) leg (c) pin
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) gem (c) pig
- 21.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 22.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 23.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) box (b) hat (c) hug
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) bus (b) pen (c) bat
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) cap (c) zip
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) sun (b) gem (c) dot
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bag (b) dog (c) pin
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bin (b) pen (c) bus
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) lip (b) dot (c) bag
- 31.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) leg (b) zip (c) box
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) rat (b) bed (c) dot
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) pan (c) dog
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) sun (c) bat
- 36.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) cup (c) dot
- 38.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 39.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 40.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
Answer key
- zip
- hat
- pen
- bed
- run
- a
- bat
- a
- e
- six
- bug
- i
- e
- o
- a
- e
- dot
- e
- pin
- box
- a
- i
- u
- box
- bat
- cap
- sun
- dog
- pen
- lip
- o
- box
- rat
- pig
- bat
- i
- cup
- o
- i
- a
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