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