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