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