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 “i” in the middle? (a) gem (b) bin (c) cap
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) dog (b) bug (c) gem
- 3.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bat (b) hen (c) fox
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) six (b) bug (c) web
- 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) hen (c) dog
- 7.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) red (c) cat
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) dog (b) pig (c) can
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) zip (c) bag
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) pig (b) tap (c) sun
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) dog (b) bus (c) map
- 12.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 13.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) gem (b) hat (c) zip
- 15.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) pig (c) hen
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) gem (b) van (c) box
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) pin (c) map
- 18.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 19.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 20.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pin (c) pen
- 21.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) bag (b) sun (c) lip
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) zip (b) dot (c) cat
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) run (b) dog (c) net
- 25.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 26.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) leg (c) box
- 29.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) rat (b) web (c) dog
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) run (b) hat (c) ten
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) van (b) nut (c) leg
- 33.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) dog (c) cap
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) box (b) bat (c) web
- 35.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) pan (c) ten
- 37.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 38.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) hug (c) hen
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) log (b) leg (c) bin
Answer key
- bin
- bug
- a
- fox
- bug
- hen
- red
- can
- fox
- pig
- map
- e
- e
- gem
- nut
- box
- sun
- e
- u
- pen
- i
- bag
- cat
- run
- a
- o
- i
- leg
- u
- web
- hat
- van
- dog
- bat
- i
- ten
- i
- a
- hug
- bin
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