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) nut (b) cat (c) six
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) sun (c) dot
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bus (c) six
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) dog (b) cap (c) pen
- 5.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) tub (b) van (c) ten
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) fox (b) nut (c) pin
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) dot (c) rat
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) leg (c) map
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) map (b) bin (c) bed
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) run (b) box (c) lip
- 12.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) web (b) bag (c) fox
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bus (b) rat (c) fox
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) van (c) fox
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) pin (b) cat (c) bed
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) cap
- 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dot (c) van
- 19.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bin (b) box (c) hen
- 21.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) can (b) box (c) zip
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) fox (c) gem
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bed (b) sun (c) dot
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) can (c) lip
- 26.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) cup (c) pan
- 27.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 28.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) log (b) net (c) pin
- 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bag (b) lip (c) log
- 31.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) dog (b) tap (c) pen
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) van (b) bug (c) bin
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) box (b) hen (c) run
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) tap (b) leg (c) lip
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) hat (b) tub (c) zip
- 37.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) fox (c) red
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) net (b) dot (c) sun
- 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) hat (c) pin
- 40.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
Answer key
- six
- net
- bus
- cap
- i
- ten
- pin
- ten
- leg
- bed
- run
- e
- fox
- bus
- fox
- cat
- cap
- zip
- u
- bin
- i
- can
- gem
- dot
- can
- pig
- i
- a
- pin
- log
- o
- tap
- bin
- hen
- lip
- zip
- red
- dot
- box
- a
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