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