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) zip (b) dog (c) red
- 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cap (b) tub (c) pig
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) dot (b) bat (c) leg
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) leg (b) pin (c) sun
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) hen (b) rat (c) pig
- 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) cup (c) pig
- 7.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) hen (c) bat
- 9.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) rat (b) lip (c) bug
- 11.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 12.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) nut (b) bin (c) bag
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) hen (c) bat
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pig (b) fox (c) web
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) six (c) web
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) hug (b) hat (c) red
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) nut
- 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cap (b) cup (c) box
- 20.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) can (c) bug
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bag (b) zip (c) web
- 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tap (b) dot (c) lip
- 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) lip (c) bus
- 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) zip (c) sun
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) can (b) six (c) dot
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) hug (b) log (c) gem
- 27.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) map (b) cup (c) leg
- 28.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 29.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) leg (b) zip (c) bug
- 31.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) box (b) pen (c) bat
- 33.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) rat (b) six (c) bed
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) pig (b) dot (c) hen
- 36.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) nut (b) box (c) pan
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) six (b) cup (c) pen
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) run (b) lip (c) pen
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) gem (c) nut
Answer key
- zip
- tub
- leg
- pin
- pig
- pig
- a
- hen
- e
- rat
- e
- a
- bag
- bat
- fox
- web
- hug
- nut
- cup
- gem
- web
- dot
- dog
- fox
- six
- hug
- leg
- o
- i
- zip
- u
- box
- o
- rat
- hen
- i
- box
- pen
- pen
- dog
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