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 “run”? (a) lip (b) web (c) sun
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) cap (b) bin (c) net
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) gem (c) hat
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) fox (c) cat
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) hug (b) map (c) bin
- 6.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) cap (b) bus (c) six
- 8.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 9.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) hat (b) six (c) sun
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) map (b) box (c) six
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) bug
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) pen
- 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pen (b) cup (c) box
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) dot (b) bin (c) web
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) log (c) hat
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) dog (c) hat
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) pin (c) tub
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bug (b) hat (c) pig
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) log (c) tap
- 21.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bin (b) sun (c) log
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bat (b) log (c) hug
- 24.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) log (b) bag (c) hug
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) van (b) log (c) pin
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) fox (c) bag
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) zip (b) box (c) bat
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) red
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) gem (b) fox (c) rat
- 31.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bin (b) gem (c) dot
- 33.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 34.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 35.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) rat (b) pin (c) dot
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bat (b) dot (c) bug
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cap (b) dot (c) zip
- 39.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) run (b) pen (c) map
Answer key
- sun
- cap
- dot
- cat
- map
- u
- cap
- u
- i
- six
- six
- bug
- cup
- cup
- web
- gem
- sun
- box
- bug
- tap
- a
- log
- log
- u
- hug
- pin
- bag
- zip
- dog
- fox
- e
- dot
- i
- i
- e
- pin
- dot
- zip
- u
- map
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