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