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