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