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