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