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 “ten”? (a) pin (b) leg (c) cat
- 2.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bat (b) log (c) bed
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) pen (b) rat (c) tub
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) pin (c) dot
- 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) box (c) rat
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) red (b) bag (c) dot
- 8.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) bag (c) sun
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) bus (c) map
- 10.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) bag (c) dog
- 11.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) zip (c) cap
- 13.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) cat (c) bin
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) red (b) bat (c) pig
- 16.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) six (b) bus (c) leg
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) bin (b) cup (c) bed
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) dot (b) sun (c) map
- 20.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) net (c) dot
- 21.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) six (b) nut (c) dot
- 23.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) box (b) ten (c) lip
- 25.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 26.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dot (b) can (c) bug
- 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pin (c) can
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) cap (b) hen (c) fox
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pig (c) web
- 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) six (c) tap
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) zip (b) web (c) hat
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) fox (b) hat (c) zip
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) map (c) bed
- 35.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 36.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) hug (c) pig
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pin (c) leg
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) web (b) run (c) tap
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) web (b) bat (c) six
Answer key
- leg
- a
- bed
- tub
- dot
- box
- dot
- sun
- hen
- bag
- a
- zip
- e
- bin
- pig
- i
- leg
- cup
- sun
- net
- e
- dot
- a
- ten
- e
- a
- can
- can
- cap
- web
- pen
- zip
- zip
- cup
- a
- i
- hug
- rat
- tap
- six
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