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