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