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