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 “bin”? (a) sun (b) lip (c) bag
- 2.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 3.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) sun (c) pin
- 5.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) six (b) run (c) bat
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pen (b) cat (c) fox
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bed (b) bin (c) run
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) bin (b) cat (c) pen
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bed (b) pan (c) hug
- 11.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) box (c) lip
- 12.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) van (c) tub
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) gem (c) pig
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) run (b) fox (c) zip
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) map (b) pen (c) lip
- 17.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) hen (b) six (c) dot
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) leg (c) lip
- 20.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 21.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) cat (c) box
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) pig (b) run (c) dog
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) run (b) hen (c) box
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) leg (b) log (c) can
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) hug (b) box (c) cat
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bat (c) web
- 27.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) bin (c) cap
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) pan (b) tub (c) six
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) pan (b) six (c) fox
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) net (b) run (c) rat
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) log (c) net
- 32.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) pin (c) bug
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) bat (c) bus
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) bed (c) can
- 36.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) hen (c) tub
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) fox (b) pen (c) can
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) red (b) lip (c) pan
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bin (b) hug (c) rat
Answer key
- lip
- e
- e
- cat
- a
- six
- pen
- bin
- cat
- bed
- lip
- o
- van
- gem
- zip
- pen
- e
- six
- leg
- i
- cup
- run
- box
- leg
- hug
- fox
- hen
- six
- six
- rat
- map
- o
- net
- log
- can
- a
- tub
- can
- red
- bin
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