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