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