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