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) cup (b) hat (c) pen
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) hug (c) rat
- 4.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 5.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 6.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) web (c) van
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) dog (b) tub (c) bin
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) cat (b) log (c) pig
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) tap (b) fox (c) sun
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) pig (b) dog (c) web
- 12.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bug (b) gem (c) six
- 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) can (b) gem (c) fox
- 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) van (b) dog (c) sun
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) fox (b) gem (c) pig
- 16.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bat (b) ten (c) lip
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) lip (b) web (c) tap
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) zip (b) red (c) run
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) hen (c) cap
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) pig (b) nut (c) dot
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) box (b) bin (c) cat
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) map (b) run (c) dot
- 24.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) can (c) fox
- 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bag (b) bus (c) box
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bat (b) net (c) pin
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) dog (c) bag
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) log (c) map
- 29.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) cat (c) log
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) box (b) pig (c) map
- 32.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 33.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bed (b) can (c) dog
- 35.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 36.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bat (b) six (c) leg
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) cat (b) pig (c) dot
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) nut (b) can (c) box
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) dog (b) web (c) bag
Answer key
- hat
- u
- rat
- o
- u
- o
- tub
- bin
- log
- sun
- pig
- six
- fox
- sun
- gem
- i
- ten
- lip
- zip
- cap
- pig
- cat
- dot
- nut
- bus
- net
- bag
- log
- u
- cat
- box
- o
- i
- bed
- a
- a
- leg
- dot
- can
- web
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