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