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