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 “zip”? (a) dog (b) red (c) pig
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) pen (c) tub
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) can (c) sun
- 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hug (c) log
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) nut (b) zip (c) dot
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bed (b) rat (c) dot
- 7.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) six (b) bat (c) box
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bin (b) cup (c) hen
- 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) pig (c) run
- 11.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) map (c) pig
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) leg (c) bat
- 14.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 15.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) pig (c) cat
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) red (b) sun (c) pig
- 18.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bin (b) can (c) bus
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) box (c) cup
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) van (b) cup (c) zip
- 22.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 23.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) leg (b) lip (c) bat
- 25.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) box (b) rat (c) bin
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) can (b) bus (c) leg
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) net (b) bin (c) cat
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dot (b) net (c) six
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) pan (b) pig (c) box
- 31.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 32.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 33.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) tap (b) log (c) ten
- 35.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 36.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tub (c) zip
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) six (c) hat
- 38.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) pig (b) tub (c) bat
- 40.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
Answer key
- pig
- pen
- can
- log
- dot
- bed
- u
- six
- hen
- run
- e
- bed
- leg
- a
- a
- cat
- pig
- i
- bus
- box
- zip
- u
- i
- leg
- a
- box
- leg
- cat
- dot
- pan
- e
- u
- o
- tap
- a
- tub
- hat
- e
- tub
- i
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