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