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