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 “hen”? (a) box (b) ten (c) zip
- 2.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 3.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) can (c) sun
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) nut (c) hat
- 6.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) lip
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) can (b) six (c) hen
- 9.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) hen (c) dog
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) pin (b) bat (c) gem
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) run (c) web
- 13.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 14.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 15.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) bin (b) cap (c) pen
- 17.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) fox (c) bat
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) dog (c) bed
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) dog (c) lip
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hat (b) fox (c) gem
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) fox (b) net (c) bug
- 23.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) cup (c) leg
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) log (b) nut (c) bed
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) log (c) web
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) sun (b) pig (c) net
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) dog (b) web (c) can
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) dog (b) pin (c) hug
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) bin (c) can
- 30.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) sun (c) dog
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) cup (b) van (c) pen
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) ten (b) cap (c) dot
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) pig (b) box (c) pan
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) zip (b) cat (c) ten
- 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) hug (c) pin
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hat (b) pin (c) leg
- 38.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bed (c) dot
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bat (b) box (c) net
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) fox (c) gem
Answer key
- ten
- e
- i
- hen
- hat
- a
- rat
- six
- e
- lip
- bat
- run
- a
- e
- a
- pen
- o
- bat
- bed
- bus
- gem
- fox
- cup
- log
- web
- sun
- can
- pin
- nut
- i
- dog
- pen
- cap
- pig
- zip
- pin
- leg
- dot
- net
- cat
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