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