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