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