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