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) gem (b) van (c) run
- 2.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) dog (c) pen
- 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) box (c) zip
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) gem (b) fox (c) pig
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dot (b) red (c) bat
- 7.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) cup (c) can
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) hug (b) pig (c) hen
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) box (b) sun (c) map
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bag (b) pen (c) pig
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) pen (c) bat
- 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) bag (c) bug
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) pin (b) bag (c) nut
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) dog (b) net (c) lip
- 16.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) dot (b) net (c) cap
- 18.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) tub (b) tap (c) pin
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bin (b) leg (c) bus
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) tap (b) bin (c) dog
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) dot (b) pig (c) bat
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) gem (b) six (c) dot
- 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) log (c) rat
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) cap (c) six
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bat (b) hug (c) lip
- 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) box (c) van
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) map (c) ten
- 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) leg (c) can
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bug (b) ten (c) pan
- 31.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 32.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 33.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bug (b) log (c) hat
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bug (b) box (c) bin
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) tub (b) pin (c) box
- 37.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) run (b) six (c) box
- 39.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) bag (c) leg
Answer key
- gem
- e
- pin
- zip
- fox
- dot
- i
- can
- hug
- sun
- pen
- pen
- bag
- bag
- net
- u
- net
- e
- tap
- bin
- dog
- dot
- dot
- rat
- log
- lip
- lip
- ten
- six
- bug
- i
- a
- o
- log
- bin
- box
- u
- box
- e
- fox
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