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 “box”? (a) map (b) sun (c) dot
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) rat (b) ten (c) bus
- 3.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 4.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) dog (c) ten
- 5.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 6.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) tub (c) map
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bat (c) web
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) dog (b) pig (c) gem
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) lip (b) pen (c) box
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) hat (b) web (c) hug
- 12.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) web (c) bug
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hat (c) gem
- 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dot (c) map
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bin (b) dot (c) cup
- 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bug (b) box (c) ten
- 18.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) dog (c) bin
- 20.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 21.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) pin (c) leg
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) cup (b) gem (c) hat
- 23.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 24.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) tub (c) pen
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) leg (c) box
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) log (b) nut (c) hen
- 27.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) rat (b) fox (c) tub
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) lip
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) van (b) nut (c) gem
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) log (b) tap (c) pig
- 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) pig (c) pen
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) bus (b) hen (c) pin
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bug (b) pin (c) tap
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) gem (c) can
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) dog (b) run (c) bat
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) rat (b) bus (c) pen
- 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) sun (c) six
- 39.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) pig (c) rat
Answer key
- dot
- bus
- a
- bus
- a
- o
- dog
- dog
- gem
- box
- web
- e
- web
- hat
- map
- dot
- ten
- a
- cap
- i
- pin
- gem
- i
- tub
- leg
- hen
- u
- rat
- ten
- gem
- pig
- pig
- pin
- bug
- can
- bat
- bus
- hen
- e
- rat
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