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