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 “hug”? (a) tub (b) gem (c) pan
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bag (b) sun (c) pig
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) can
- 4.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) bug
- 5.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) six (b) nut (c) dot
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) hug (b) dot (c) van
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pen (b) dog (c) bus
- 9.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 10.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 11.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) tub (b) lip (c) bat
- 13.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 14.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 15.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) fox (c) sun
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) bat (b) pig (c) hug
- 18.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) box (c) cat
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bus (b) six (c) dog
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) bag (c) lip
- 22.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 23.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 24.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 25.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) cup (b) cat (c) gem
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) hat (b) pen (c) nut
- 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) map (c) nut
- 29.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) rat (c) net
- 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) red (b) hug (c) box
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) hat (b) zip (c) bug
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) dog (b) hen (c) pan
- 33.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bat (b) web (c) bin
- 35.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) dog (c) rat
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pan (c) box
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) dot (b) net (c) nut
- 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hat (b) pig (c) ten
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bin (b) dot (c) cup
Answer key
- tub
- pig
- six
- bug
- i
- six
- van
- pen
- a
- e
- i
- tub
- a
- i
- o
- map
- hug
- e
- cat
- six
- bag
- e
- u
- e
- a
- gem
- nut
- nut
- net
- hug
- bug
- pan
- a
- web
- e
- pen
- bus
- nut
- pig
- dot
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