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