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