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