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 “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) tap (c) hen
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) gem (c) dog
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) web (b) zip (c) map
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) cap (b) fox (c) cup
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pin (b) box (c) hen
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) run (b) six (c) fox
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) can (b) bin (c) tub
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) tub (c) bat
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) tub (b) bed (c) pig
- 10.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 11.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) red (b) six (c) cat
- 13.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) web (b) lip (c) cap
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) map (b) pin (c) fox
- 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) leg (c) pan
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pig (b) pen (c) dog
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) cat (b) sun (c) box
- 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) bag (c) red
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) lip (c) bus
- 21.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) net (b) dot (c) lip
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) bug (b) cat (c) red
- 23.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 24.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) lip (b) cup (c) fox
- 26.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) hat (c) bus
- 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) can (c) bin
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) dot (c) pig
- 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) pin (c) red
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) sun (b) leg (c) dog
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) log
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) tub (b) six (c) pen
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bag (c) bus
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) ten (c) pin
- 36.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bus (b) fox (c) pan
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) nut (b) six (c) cap
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) fox (b) lip (c) hen
- 40.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
Answer key
- tap
- dog
- web
- cup
- pin
- run
- tub
- bed
- pig
- e
- a
- cat
- a
- cap
- pin
- bin
- dog
- box
- log
- bus
- dot
- cat
- o
- u
- lip
- i
- hat
- can
- rat
- map
- dog
- cap
- tub
- bag
- ten
- e
- fox
- six
- hen
- e
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