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) run (b) hen (c) pig
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) bag (b) gem (c) lip
- 3.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) log (b) tub (c) pen
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) box (c) pig
- 6.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) bed (b) pig (c) bat
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) dog (b) nut (c) lip
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) box (b) pan (c) six
- 10.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 11.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) dot (b) cat (c) pig
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) six (b) dog (c) pen
- 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) log (c) cup
- 15.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) hen (b) box (c) bin
- 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) zip (c) rat
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) fox (b) web (c) run
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) pen (c) lip
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) cup (b) hen (c) pig
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) rat (b) log (c) bus
- 22.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 23.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 24.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 25.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 26.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 27.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 28.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) pig (c) hat
- 30.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 31.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 32.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) hug (c) van
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) bed (b) hat (c) nut
- 35.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) bed (c) bin
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) pen (b) can (c) pin
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) fox (c) map
- 38.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) cap (c) run
- 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) net (b) nut (c) dot
- 40.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) ten (c) dog
Answer key
- pig
- bag
- a
- pen
- box
- i
- bat
- lip
- six
- a
- a
- dot
- dog
- lip
- u
- bin
- rat
- web
- pan
- hen
- rat
- u
- a
- i
- e
- a
- a
- a
- sun
- e
- e
- u
- van
- hat
- bug
- can
- map
- log
- dot
- dog
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