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) zip (b) hat (c) web
- 2.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) tap (c) ten
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) pin (b) hen (c) bat
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) lip (c) dog
- 6.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) net (b) pan (c) hug
- 7.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bin (c) cap
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) cap (b) six (c) box
- 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) ten (c) zip
- 10.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 11.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) gem (c) sun
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pig (b) hen (c) bag
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) cat (b) run (c) fox
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) hen (b) map (c) lip
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) can (c) hen
- 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) cat (c) leg
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) six (b) dog (c) run
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) tub (b) leg (c) dog
- 20.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) pig (b) bed (c) map
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bat (b) pig (c) nut
- 23.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) net (b) tub (c) zip
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) ten (b) run (c) cap
- 26.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pin (b) gem (c) nut
- 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) net (c) log
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bug (b) six (c) rat
- 30.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) cat (c) cup
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) lip
- 33.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) box (b) hug (c) rat
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) tub (c) six
- 36.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) pan
- 38.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cap (b) six (c) dog
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bug (c) pan
- 40.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
Answer key
- web
- i
- tap
- bat
- hug
- pan
- cap
- box
- bat
- e
- a
- gem
- pig
- fox
- lip
- bus
- leg
- run
- tub
- e
- map
- pig
- u
- zip
- ten
- u
- gem
- pin
- rat
- a
- cup
- bus
- u
- rat
- six
- u
- bin
- dog
- bed
- u
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