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