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