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