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