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 “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) log (c) tub
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) dot (c) pan
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) tap (c) fox
- 4.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) cup (b) rat (c) hen
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) hug (b) red (c) log
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) leg (b) van (c) bin
- 8.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) web (b) fox (c) hug
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) tub (b) bat (c) dog
- 11.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) pig (c) web
- 13.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 14.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) ten (b) fox (c) lip
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) bin (c) rat
- 17.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 18.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) gem (b) lip (c) log
- 20.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bin (b) bat (c) bed
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) sun (c) leg
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) hat (c) pin
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) dot (b) sun (c) hat
- 25.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) hat (b) bin (c) gem
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) pen
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) map (b) net (c) zip
- 29.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 30.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pen (c) nut
- 32.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) run (c) cat
- 33.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pin (c) red
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) can (c) leg
- 35.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pin (b) hat (c) fox
- 37.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 38.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) nut (c) leg
- 40.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) tap (c) ten
Answer key
- pen
- pig
- tap
- o
- rat
- red
- bin
- o
- hug
- tub
- a
- web
- a
- e
- ten
- rat
- i
- i
- log
- u
- bin
- cap
- hat
- hat
- a
- gem
- pen
- net
- a
- e
- dot
- run
- pin
- zip
- e
- fox
- u
- o
- van
- bug
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