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 “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) bin (c) tub
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) web (b) cap (c) fox
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) web (b) log (c) run
- 4.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) red (c) map
- 6.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 7.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) pin (c) cat
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) hug
- 10.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) cap (c) run
- 11.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) log (c) ten
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) pen
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) van (c) run
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) six (b) nut (c) log
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pin (c) rat
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) map
- 18.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) tap (b) pen (c) nut
- 20.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) tap (b) bug (c) pig
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bug (b) lip (c) van
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pig (b) bag (c) leg
- 24.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) log (c) gem
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) log (b) red (c) cap
- 27.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bin (c) bus
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) bug (c) hat
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pan (b) six (c) box
- 31.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) ten
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) sun (b) hen (c) cat
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) fox (c) tap
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) gem (b) bat (c) zip
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) tap (b) box (c) bin
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) leg (b) fox (c) sun
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) dot (b) six (c) map
- 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) pin (c) cap
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) dot (b) hen (c) six
Answer key
- tub
- fox
- log
- i
- map
- i
- a
- ten
- bed
- cap
- i
- sun
- tap
- red
- nut
- rat
- pen
- a
- tap
- o
- bug
- lip
- pig
- e
- gem
- log
- u
- fox
- bug
- box
- u
- bug
- sun
- leg
- zip
- box
- fox
- map
- log
- six
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