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) lip (b) bed (c) hug
- 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) net (c) bug
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) fox (b) gem (c) can
- 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) box (c) bed
- 5.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) hug (c) bag
- 6.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tap (b) dog (c) bus
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) hen (b) rat (c) sun
- 9.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 10.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pen (b) lip (c) bag
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) van (c) hen
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) tub (b) dog (c) bat
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) hen (b) can (c) pig
- 15.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) ten (c) dot
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) box (b) bag (c) leg
- 18.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) net (c) van
- 20.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 21.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) pen (c) bat
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) tap (b) box (c) six
- 24.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 25.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hug (c) ten
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) dot (b) pig (c) bug
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) pan (b) zip (c) sun
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bed (b) tub (c) can
- 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) map (c) tub
- 31.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 32.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) box (c) hat
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) leg (c) zip
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) pig (b) dot (c) bus
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) six (c) box
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) box (b) lip (c) gem
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) hug (c) bed
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) pig (c) box
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) zip (b) web (c) van
Answer key
- lip
- bug
- can
- box
- zip
- u
- dog
- rat
- e
- u
- pen
- hen
- dog
- pig
- o
- six
- bag
- i
- bin
- a
- a
- bat
- tap
- i
- e
- hug
- bug
- pan
- can
- map
- o
- o
- red
- can
- bus
- cap
- lip
- pig
- pen
- zip
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