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) hug (b) zip (c) gem
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) rat (b) bug (c) pin
- 3.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) red (b) lip (c) hat
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) box (c) cat
- 6.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) cat (b) nut (c) fox
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bag (b) dog (c) pin
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) ten (b) box (c) pin
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) zip (b) pen (c) log
- 11.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) bin (c) net
- 13.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hat (b) cup (c) hen
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) zip (b) leg (c) run
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) web (c) sun
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dot (b) map (c) run
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) leg (b) bus (c) fox
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bag (c) log
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) hug (b) leg (c) dog
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) rat (c) bug
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) six (b) cat (c) log
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) fox (b) tap (c) cup
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bin (b) cat (c) net
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) red (b) nut (c) lip
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) web (c) bus
- 26.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) gem (b) rat (c) hug
- 28.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) hat (c) pig
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) rat (b) pen (c) box
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) six (c) nut
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) log (b) bug (c) gem
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bug (b) lip (c) can
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) can (b) tub (c) leg
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) net (b) cat (c) log
- 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cat (b) dog (c) lip
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dog (b) zip (c) web
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) dog (b) bed (c) nut
- 39.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) sun (c) lip
Answer key
- gem
- pin
- i
- hat
- cat
- e
- cat
- bag
- ten
- zip
- u
- net
- cup
- zip
- web
- dot
- bus
- log
- dog
- bug
- six
- fox
- net
- lip
- pan
- a
- hug
- u
- hat
- box
- nut
- bug
- lip
- leg
- cat
- lip
- zip
- nut
- i
- box
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