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