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