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 same middle sound as “pen”? (a) can (b) tub (c) leg
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) gem (b) dog (c) run
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) web (b) dot (c) lip
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) run (b) pig (c) bed
- 5.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) cat (b) leg (c) tub
- 7.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) red (b) box (c) six
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) bus (c) box
- 10.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) cap (b) lip (c) gem
- 12.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) map (c) nut
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) lip (b) ten (c) dot
- 15.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) box (b) run (c) map
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) lip (c) sun
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) pin
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) cat (c) pin
- 20.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) red (b) six (c) hat
- 22.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) leg (b) cat (c) pig
- 24.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 25.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) fox (c) run
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) cap (b) nut (c) bed
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) nut (c) bed
- 29.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) van (c) web
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) bus (c) zip
- 32.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 33.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) dog (b) cat (c) pin
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) net (b) pan (c) bin
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cap (b) fox (c) lip
- 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) zip (c) bus
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bin (b) tub (c) pan
- 39.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) log (c) bus
Answer key
- leg
- gem
- lip
- bed
- a
- leg
- o
- six
- pen
- a
- lip
- i
- hen
- ten
- u
- run
- sun
- pin
- pin
- a
- six
- u
- pig
- i
- e
- ten
- nut
- bed
- i
- web
- bag
- a
- e
- cat
- net
- lip
- zip
- pan
- i
- gem
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