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