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