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