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