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