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