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) bag (b) hug (c) pig
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dot (b) bed (c) pin
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) rat (b) net (c) bin
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bus (b) rat (c) bin
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) gem (c) nut
- 6.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) six (b) rat (c) bus
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) tub (b) bin (c) van
- 9.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) cat (b) pig (c) cup
- 11.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 12.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) log (c) ten
- 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) log (c) pan
- 15.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 16.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) dot (b) tap (c) cup
- 18.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pin (c) van
- 20.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) gem (b) pin (c) tap
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) pig (b) can (c) gem
- 23.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) dot (c) tub
- 25.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) bin (b) tap (c) sun
- 27.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 28.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 29.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 30.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) box (c) bat
- 32.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) box (b) leg (c) nut
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) lip (c) bus
- 35.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 36.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) web (b) rat (c) sun
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) box (b) pen (c) pin
- 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) fox (c) run
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) fox (b) six (c) pen
Answer key
- hug
- pin
- net
- bus
- nut
- a
- six
- tub
- u
- pig
- e
- a
- lip
- bin
- a
- e
- cup
- u
- pin
- e
- tap
- can
- u
- tap
- e
- sun
- i
- o
- i
- o
- box
- u
- nut
- bus
- e
- e
- sun
- box
- run
- six
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