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