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 same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dot (b) pig (c) pan
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) pin (b) hug (c) cap
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) gem (c) pig
- 4.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 5.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 6.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) pin (c) log
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bug (b) lip (c) bat
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) net (c) nut
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) log
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) run
- 12.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 13.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 14.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) cup (b) bed (c) pig
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) map (b) pig (c) sun
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) nut (b) six (c) bed
- 18.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) dog (b) cup (c) leg
- 20.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) red (c) bag
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) gem (b) box (c) bus
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) can (c) cup
- 23.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) cap (b) ten (c) run
- 25.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) bat (c) run
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) hug (b) pin (c) dog
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) gem (b) bin (c) fox
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) nut (b) pin (c) dog
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) cap (b) box (c) cup
- 31.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) ten (c) nut
- 32.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 33.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) box (b) six (c) red
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cup (b) bin (c) gem
- 36.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) six (c) box
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) box (b) red (c) pan
- 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) pen (c) van
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) rat (b) bus (c) hen
Answer key
- pig
- cap
- rat
- e
- o
- a
- cap
- lip
- net
- log
- zip
- u
- e
- i
- bed
- pig
- six
- u
- leg
- red
- gem
- can
- u
- ten
- a
- run
- pin
- bin
- dog
- box
- pig
- u
- i
- six
- cup
- i
- nut
- pan
- zip
- hen
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