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