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