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 same middle sound as “bin”? (a) six (b) web (c) bus
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) bin (c) bat
- 3.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) ten (c) dog
- 5.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) zip (b) leg (c) cap
- 7.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) pan (c) hug
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bed (c) bag
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) hat (b) bug (c) dog
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) bag (c) six
- 11.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) six (b) hat (c) cup
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) six (c) web
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) gem (b) pan (c) log
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) can (b) pen (c) dot
- 16.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 17.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 18.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 19.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 20.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 21.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) hat (c) fox
- 22.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) leg (b) dog (c) can
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) log (b) sun (c) six
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) tap (b) pen (c) fox
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bug (b) box (c) leg
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) cat (b) bus (c) pig
- 28.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) hen
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bat (c) hen
- 31.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 32.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) pig (c) tap
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) dot (c) lip
- 35.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) box (b) pig (c) sun
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) pen (b) bus (c) can
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) fox (b) tub (c) can
- 39.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 40.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
Answer key
- six
- bat
- a
- ten
- a
- leg
- pan
- dot
- hat
- leg
- a
- hat
- web
- gem
- pen
- e
- e
- o
- a
- a
- bug
- i
- dog
- six
- fox
- box
- pig
- e
- sun
- hen
- e
- u
- tap
- lip
- i
- sun
- can
- fox
- u
- e
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