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