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) fox (b) hat (c) nut
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) gem (b) dog (c) bin
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bed (c) hug
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) sun (b) map (c) log
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bin (b) bus (c) can
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) cup (b) cap (c) lip
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) bus (b) web (c) dot
- 8.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) box (c) zip
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) pin (b) rat (c) pen
- 10.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) web (b) bag (c) run
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) pan (c) red
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) map (b) bus (c) web
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) six (b) fox (c) run
- 15.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 17.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) cap (b) gem (c) dot
- 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) bus (c) six
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) dog (b) bat (c) hen
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) net (c) can
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) six (b) tub (c) dog
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) pig (b) box (c) bat
- 24.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) tap (b) box (c) red
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) log (b) bus (c) bag
- 27.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) van (c) bug
- 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) map (b) pig (c) cup
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) lip (b) pan (c) sun
- 30.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 31.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) nut (b) pen (c) map
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) lip (b) bus (c) map
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) tub (b) pin (c) red
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) bat (c) leg
- 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) pen (c) box
- 37.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) six (c) bus
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) gem (b) six (c) box
- 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) pig (c) pen
Answer key
- nut
- bin
- bed
- map
- can
- cup
- bus
- bug
- pin
- e
- run
- pan
- web
- six
- a
- e
- i
- gem
- box
- hen
- net
- tub
- bat
- i
- box
- bag
- dog
- pig
- sun
- a
- e
- pen
- bus
- red
- leg
- lip
- a
- six
- box
- pen
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