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