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