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