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