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