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