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 letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) box (c) bed
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) ten
- 3.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) fox (b) bat (c) gem
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) can (b) box (c) six
- 6.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) lip (b) web (c) dot
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) web (b) pig (c) cup
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) can (b) nut (c) box
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) van (b) box (c) ten
- 11.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) hat (c) fox
- 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) rat (c) log
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pig (c) tap
- 15.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 16.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bat (c) lip
- 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cup (c) net
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) ten (b) hat (c) zip
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) log (c) cat
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) bin (c) leg
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) rat (b) box (c) tub
- 23.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) pig (c) log
- 25.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) hug (c) can
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) zip (c) box
- 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) leg (b) tub (c) pin
- 29.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) pin (b) dog (c) run
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) log (b) bed (c) tap
- 32.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) tap (c) bus
- 33.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) zip (c) van
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) web (c) dot
- 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bug (c) dot
- 37.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) bus (c) hen
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) bus (c) hat
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) tap (b) bin (c) fox
Answer key
- bed
- dog
- i
- gem
- six
- e
- lip
- cup
- nut
- box
- e
- lip
- rat
- tap
- a
- a
- dot
- cup
- hat
- log
- leg
- box
- e
- pig
- a
- can
- bat
- pin
- o
- pin
- log
- bus
- u
- van
- six
- bin
- a
- hen
- hat
- bin
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