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 “tap”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) web
- 2.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 3.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) red (b) lip (c) fox
- 5.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 6.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) leg (b) bus (c) tap
- 8.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) red (b) bus (c) cat
- 10.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 11.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) ten (b) van (c) pin
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bug (c) gem
- 14.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) leg (b) tub (c) fox
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cap (b) tub (c) leg
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) cap (c) run
- 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) leg (c) sun
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) nut (b) van (c) dot
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) can (b) dog (c) bug
- 21.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) box (b) lip (c) gem
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) lip
- 24.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) cap (c) dog
- 25.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pen (b) dot (c) lip
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) box (b) hen (c) tap
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) log (b) web (c) lip
- 29.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) run (b) dog (c) net
- 31.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) ten (b) pig (c) dog
- 33.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 34.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bug (b) pen (c) fox
- 36.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) can (b) red (c) bug
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bag (b) nut (c) bed
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) bat (b) cup (c) pin
- 40.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
Answer key
- bag
- a
- a
- fox
- e
- e
- bus
- o
- red
- a
- u
- van
- gem
- e
- leg
- leg
- run
- sun
- dot
- bug
- a
- gem
- dot
- red
- a
- dot
- hen
- web
- o
- run
- e
- pig
- e
- i
- pen
- u
- red
- nut
- pin
- a
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