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.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) lip (b) gem (c) dot
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) log (b) pen (c) run
- 4.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dog (b) pig (c) hug
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) run (b) pig (c) dot
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) web (b) cap (c) pig
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bin (b) hug (c) dog
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) zip (b) box (c) cap
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) hen (b) log (c) six
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) pan (b) six (c) leg
- 12.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bug (b) cat (c) six
- 14.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) van (b) dog (c) run
- 15.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) gem (b) bus (c) can
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dot (b) six (c) hat
- 18.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) pen (c) map
- 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bug (c) net
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) dog (b) pen (c) hat
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bug (b) lip (c) hat
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) zip (c) dot
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) pen (b) dog (c) cup
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) tub (b) cat (c) log
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bus (b) hen (c) six
- 26.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bug (b) map (c) lip
- 28.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 29.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) zip (c) ten
- 31.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) zip (c) run
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) six (c) dot
- 34.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) pin (c) bag
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) cup (b) box (c) ten
- 37.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) hug (b) pen (c) dog
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) dog (b) ten (c) rat
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) map (c) cup
Answer key
- a
- gem
- log
- e
- pig
- dot
- pig
- hug
- box
- log
- six
- i
- bug
- dog
- u
- gem
- dot
- pen
- dot
- hat
- lip
- zip
- cup
- tub
- bus
- u
- lip
- u
- u
- ten
- i
- can
- hat
- o
- bag
- cup
- i
- dog
- ten
- map
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