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