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