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