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