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