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 “bat”? (a) bug (b) gem (c) map
- 2.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) log (b) pig (c) pen
- 4.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) leg (c) hug
- 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) pan (c) web
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) ten (b) bus (c) dog
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) pen (c) bus
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) net (b) dot (c) rat
- 10.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) sun (c) can
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) fox (b) nut (c) lip
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) net (b) pin (c) bat
- 13.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 14.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 15.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) web (c) zip
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) log (b) tub (c) lip
- 18.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) sun (c) pen
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bed (b) log (c) bug
- 20.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) gem (c) nut
- 22.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) pen (b) dot (c) sun
- 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tap (b) log (c) six
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bin (c) cap
- 26.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) lip (c) can
- 28.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) pen (b) cup (c) rat
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) lip (b) web (c) log
- 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) pin (c) bed
- 32.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 33.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 34.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 35.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bag (b) cup (c) bed
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) bus (b) red (c) dog
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pig (b) hat (c) bug
- 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) pig (c) cap
- 40.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bug (c) log
Answer key
- map
- a
- log
- a
- box
- six
- dog
- tap
- net
- can
- lip
- bat
- e
- a
- e
- zip
- tub
- pen
- bug
- o
- gem
- i
- dot
- log
- cap
- i
- bus
- o
- cup
- log
- bed
- e
- a
- u
- i
- bed
- bus
- pig
- nut
- bug
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