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