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) bin (b) fox (c) van
- 2.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dot (b) hug (c) pig
- 4.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 5.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 6.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) cup (c) can
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) hen (b) rat (c) pin
- 8.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 9.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) log
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) lip (c) pan
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cat (b) bus (c) lip
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) sun (b) bag (c) zip
- 14.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) van (b) ten (c) log
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) pin (b) van (c) bus
- 17.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) pen (b) van (c) sun
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) hat (c) red
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) can (b) hug (c) log
- 21.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) hat
- 23.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bug (b) pin (c) rat
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) cup (b) gem (c) bag
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bat (c) sun
- 27.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cap (b) box (c) gem
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) web (c) dot
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bag (b) run (c) bed
- 30.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 31.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 32.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bug (b) cat (c) hen
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) leg (b) six (c) rat
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bed (b) pig (c) dog
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bug (b) bag (c) pen
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) pen (b) fox (c) cup
- 38.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) can (c) net
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) van (b) gem (c) tub
Answer key
- bin
- i
- dot
- e
- e
- cup
- hen
- i
- a
- bus
- dog
- lip
- zip
- u
- ten
- bus
- u
- sun
- red
- log
- a
- pig
- a
- pin
- cup
- sun
- gem
- dot
- run
- a
- i
- o
- cat
- six
- bed
- bag
- pen
- u
- net
- gem
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